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Hierarchy of scales from one small parameter

In this scenario natural simple powers of the small cosmological constant generate the observed hierarchy of physical scales: the ten-dimensional Planck scale goes as lambda^(1/12), the weak scale as lambda^(2/12), the neutrino/dark tower scale as lambda^(3/12), and the Hubble scale as lambda^(6/12), with the fundamental five-dimensional Planck scale reduced from the usual value by about a factor of 10^9 to roughly 10^10 GeV.

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Cumrun Vafa

Evidence Quote

you get this natural hierarchy of scales coming out from one parameter, which is this lambda being so small. We cannot explain why lambda's small... but if you take that small, then you get these other scales which are automatically hierarchic in the way of the kind of scales that we actually do see in our universe.

Source

277 | Cumrun Vafa on the Universe According to String TheorySean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:07:45 AM

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