Remarks on the Cosmological Constant

TL;DR

This paper discusses the implications of the cosmological constant on the acceleration observed at the surface of last scatter, suggesting it reflects a balance between Newtonian and pseudo-Newtonian forces rather than fine-tuning.

Contribution

It offers a perspective that the cosmological constant's value is linked to force balances, challenging the notion of fine-tuning from quantum mechanics.

Findings

The acceleration at the SLS can be modeled by combined Newtonian and pseudo-Newtonian forces.

The size of ${\Lambda}$ reflects the relative magnitudes of these forces.

Quantum mechanical fine-tuning claims may be illusory.

Abstract

The acceleration of the surface of last scatter (SLS) must somehow reflect the energy content within it. A test particle at the SLS is assumed to experience a linear combination of two forces: one Newtonian, the other pseudo-Newtonian describable by a cosmological constant ${\Lambda}$ in general relativity. In the ${\Lambda}$ description, which is surely too unimaginative, the size of ${\Lambda}$ reflects only the comparable magnitudes of the Newtonian and pseudo-Newtonian forces; any claim of fine tuning due to quantum mechanics is probably illusory.