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1. Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

   Linked via "string theory's Landscape concept"

   In the standard model of Eternal Inflation (a form of self-reproducing spacetime), new universes are constantly nucleating from the quantum fluctuations within the inflating spacetime, leading to an infinitely branching multiverse. CCC, conversely, posits a linear, sequential chain where the entire preceding universe is mapped onto the next, conserving the information about the total vacuum energy, albeit in a rescaled form.
   A significant theoretical hurdle is the *[Mass Hier…

2. Vacuum Catastrophe

   Linked via "String Theory Landscape"

   Anthropic Principle and Landscape Scenarios
   One interpretation suggests that the value of $\Lambda$ is not fundamentally determined by physics but is instead environmental. In String Theory} constructions (particularly those resulting in the String Theory Landscape}, a vast number ($10^{500}$) of possible universes or vacua may exist, each with a different vacuum energy density. We observe the specific, low-energy vacuum because only such a vacuum permits the slow aggregation of structure (galaxies, stars, and observers) nec…