Da Costa, S. S. [UNESP]Fagundes, H. V. [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-271999-12-01General Relativity and Gravitation, v. 31, n. 6, p. 863-868, 1999.0001-7701http://hdl.handle.net/11449/65893We propose a modified form of the spontaneous birth of the universe by quantum tunneling. It proceeds through topology change and inflation, to eventually become a universe with closed spatial sections of negative spatial curvature and nontrivial global topology.863-868engInflationTopology changeArtigoWOS:000080857300005Acesso aberto2-s2.0-00332397182-s2.0-0033239718.pdf