Black holes, Planckian granularity, and the changing cosmological 'constant'

In a recent work we have argued that noisy energy momentum diffusion due to space-time discreteness at the Planck scale (naturally expected to arise from quantum gravity) can be responsible for the generation of a cosmological constant at the electro-weak phase transition era of the cosmic evolution. Simple dimensional analysis and an effectively Brownian description of the propagation of fundamental particles on a granular background yields a cosmological constant of the order of magnitude of the observed value, without fine tuning. While the energy diffusion is negligible for matter in standard astrophysical configurations (from ordinary stars to neutron stars), here we argue that a similar diffusion mechanism could, nonetheless, be important for black holes. If such effects are taken into account, two observational puzzles might be solved by a single mechanism: the 'H-0 tension' and the relatively low rotational spin of the black holes detected via gravitational wave astronomy.

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Research suggests that noisy energy momentum diffusion due to space-time discreteness at the Planck scale can lead to the generation of a cosmological constant during the cosmic evolution. Although this diffusion mechanism has minimal effect on standard astrophysical matter, it may still be important for black holes. Taking such effects into account could potentially solve the 'H-0 tension' and the low rotational spin of black holes observed via gravitational wave astronomy.