Okon, Elias and Sudarsky, Daniel (2016) A (not so?) novel explanation for the very special initial state of the universe. [Preprint]

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We put forward a proposal that combines objective collapse models, developed in connection with quantum-foundational questions, with the so-called Weyl curvature hypothesis, introduced by Roger Penrose as an attempt to account for the very special initial state of the universe. In particular, we explain how a curvature dependence of the collapse rate in such models, an idea already shown to help in the context of black holes and information loss, could also offer a dynamical justification for Penrose's conjecture.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Okon, Elias eokon@filosoficas.unam.mx Sudarsky, Daniel sudarsky@nucleares.unam.mx
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Depositing User:	Dr. Elias Okon
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2016 01:50
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2016 01:50
Item ID:	12140
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Date:	3 June 2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12140

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