Fluctuation Amplitude from Dark Energy Partitions ∗ †

It is assumed that the dark energy observed today is frozen as a result of a phase transition involving the source of that energy. Postulating that the dark energy de-coherence which results from this phase transition drives statistical variations in the energy density specifies a class of cosmological models in which the cosmic microwave background (CMB) fluctuation amplitude at last scattering is approximately 10−5. PACS numbers: 98.80.Bp, 98.80.Jk, 95.30.Sf