  An application of the quantum N-portrait to the Universe is discussed,
wherein the space-time geometry is understood as a Bose-Einstein condensate of
N soft gravitons. If near or at the critical point of a quantum phase
transition, indications are found that the vacuum energy is partly suppressed
by 1/N, as being due to quanta not in the condensate state. Time evolution
decreases this suppression, which might have implications for cosmic expansion.
