… : first, to interpret thermodynamically the process of cosmological vacuum decay, as suggested
in … moa t , where at is the cosmological scale factor and is the parameter quantifying the …

… Diagrammatically we can interpret we are following a closed line starting at one point and
ending at the same point, ie a vacuum-to-vacuum diagram or “blob”. Furthermore, we have …

… vacuum decay (see equation (3) below). We think this is a rather physical approach since in
cosmological observations, the vacuum decay … Note that the term δH2 should be interpreted …

… nucleosynthesis in the presence of a decaying vacuum, and entropy generation according
… they are based on some particular model of vacuum decay, and will not be considered here). …

… interpretation by assuming that the cosmological expansion is induced not by vacuum but by
… From it also ensues the law of decay of irregular motions in the Hubble flow. In particular, at …

… We recall that the vacuum decaying is the unique source of irreversibility particle creation …
and so it should have a rather simple physical interpretation. In order to clarify the physical …

… cosmological constant Λ with the magnitude Λ(Gℏ/c 3 )≈10 −123 . This review discusses
several aspects of the cosmological constant both from the cosmological (… In this interpretation, …

… We begin with the relevant cosmological equations. The “four … vacuum energy. Finally we
consider the hypothesis (advanced by one of the authors for the past 10 years) that vacuum …

… ways vacuum decay can occur. In section 5 we discuss the connection to cosmology and
in … Equation (3.11) may be interpreted as that of a harmonic oscillator with a time-dependent …

… the cosmological ‘constant’ (t) in a spatially flat (k = 0) Friedmann–Lemaıtre–Robertson–Walker
spacetime. From a thermodynamic model of the vacuum … can be interpreted as a vacuum …