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wabbit
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Follow-up question: given the similarity of dark energy and inflation, the idea that they might arise from a common mechanism with the CC a residual leftover from the inflaton seems quite natural. I've seen this mentionned under the name "quintessential inflation" - is this ruled out somehow by observations or unlikely? It doesn't seem to be anywhere close to being a standard assumption.