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Some possible benefits of dynamical collapse for a quantum theory of cosmogenesis are discussed. These are a possible long wait before creation begins, creation of energy and space, and choice of a particular universe out of a superposition.

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  1. Department of Physics, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 13323, USA

    Philip Pearle

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Pearle, P. Cosmogenesis and Collapse. Found Phys 42, 4–18 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-010-9482-7

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