On the Topological Phases of Eternal Inflation

• Main Authors: Sekino, Yasuhiro, Shenker, Stephen, Susskind, Leonard
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2010
• Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory hep-th; FOS Physical sciences; Coleman; White Island; Black Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1003.1347; https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1347

Eternal inflation is a term that describes a number of different phenomena which have been classified by Winitzki. According to Winitzki's classification these phases can be characterized by the topology of the percolating structures in the inflating, "white," region. In this paper we...