Cosmological Constant and Maximum of Entropy for de Sitter Space

TL;DR

This paper proposes a method to compute the inflationary cosmological constant in the early universe by applying the principle of maximum entropy to de Sitter space, linking entropy maximization to the universe's initial state.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to calculating the inflationary cosmological constant using maximum entropy principles applied to de Sitter space.

Findings

The inflationary cosmological constant is approximately 9.087 in Planck units.

The universe's initial state corresponds to a minimum entropy configuration.

Maximum entropy for 4D de Sitter space yields a specific value for the cosmological constant.

Abstract

There are at least two cosmological constants calling for explanation. The first one describes the quasi-de Sitter inflation in the early universe, and the second describes the current acceleration of the universe associated with dark energy. An approach to the computation of the inflationary cosmological constant in the early universe is proposed. The tunneling and no-boundary proposals suggest that the ground state of the early universe is the de Sitter space. In this paper it is argued that the radius of the de Sitter space, i.e. the cosmological constant, can be computed using the principle of maximum entropy. The universe emerges from ``nothing" that corresponds to a minimum of entropy. The entropy reaches its maximal value for the 4-dimensional de Sitter space with the inflationary cosmological constant $\Lambda=3\pi\,\exp\{-\psi(3/2)\}$, where $\psi$ is the digamma function, $\Lambda\approx 9.087$ in Planck units.