A solution for the cosmological constant problem

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel approach within euclidean quantum gravity to explain the observed cosmological constant by considering matter density fluctuations, avoiding fine-tuning in existing models.

Contribution

It introduces a method that calculates matter density contributions to the metric fluctuations, providing a natural explanation for the cosmological constant.

Findings

Reproduces the observed cosmological constant value

Eliminates the need for fine-tuning in gravity and particle physics

Offers a new perspective on vacuum energy contributions

Abstract

We consider that the cosmological constant is associated with the vacuum energy density of a particle physics model. In the path integral formalism of euclidean quantum gravity and in the background of the Robertson Walker metric we calculate only the contribution of the matter density to the fluctuating metric. This produces an effective term in the action that acts as a correction to the vacuum energy density of the matter. The method leads to the observed cosmological constant without the need of any fine tuning in the gravity or particle physics sectors.