Trans-Planckian Censorship and the Swampland

Abstract In this paper, we propose a new Swampland condition, the Trans-Planckian Censorship Conjecture (TCC), based on the idea that in a consistent quantum theory of gravity sub-Planckian quantum fluctuations should remain quantum and never become larger than the Hubble horizon and freeze in an ex...

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Main Authors: Alek Bedroya, Cumrun Vafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP09(2020)123