The Causet Mechanism for the Creation of Energy

Abstract

Sorkin's causet mechanism is generalized to include energy exchange between causet elements and conventional vacuum fluctuations to the inflationary epoch. In this, the dark energy of the adiabatic era is the fluctuating remnant of inflation. The mechanism is also applicable to black hole evaporation.Comment: Dedicated to Rafael Sorkin, to appear in his 60th birthday Festschrif