Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 3305 (1994) - Eternal inflation and the initial singularity

Eternal inflation and the initial singularity

Arvind Borde and Alexander Vilenkin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 3305 – Published 23 May 1994

Abstract

It is shown that a physically reasonable spacetime that is eternally inflating to the future must possess an initial singularity.

Received 28 October 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3305

©1994 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Arvind Borde and Alexander Vilenkin

Institute of Cosmology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155

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Vol. 72, Iss. 21 — 23 May 1994

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