Eternal inflation predicts that time will end

Bousso, Raphael; Freivogel, Ben; Leichenauer, Stefan; Rosenhaus, Vladimir

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.83.023525

Title: Eternal inflation predicts that time will end

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Authors:: Bousso, Raphael; Freivogel, Ben; Leichenauer, Stefan; Rosenhaus, Vladimir

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1101447

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Bousso, Raphael, Freivogel, Ben, Leichenauer, Stefan, and Rosenhaus, Vladimir. Eternal inflation predicts that time will end.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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