Fine-Tuning in the Physical Universe

Herausgeber: Sloan, David; Davies, Roger; Hicks, Michael Townsen; Alves Batista, Rafael

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Produktbeschreibung

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics features contributions from leading researchers in their fields. It is an accessible yet precise introduction to the topic, for students and researchers in physics philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 568
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 174mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1212g
• ISBN-13: 9781108484541
• ISBN-10: 1108484549
• Artikelnr.: 59549765

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Fine-Tuning, Complexity, and Life in the
Multiverse Mario Livio and Martin Rees; 2. Hierarchy of Fine-Structure
Constants Bernard Carr; Part II. Cosmological Fine-Tunings: 3. Naturalness,
fine-tuning, and observer selection in cosmology John A. Peacock; 4. Cosmic
Inflation: Trick or Treat? Jerome Martin; 5. Is the Universal Matter-
Anti-matter Asymmetry Fine tuned? Gary Steigman and Robert J. Scherrer; 6.
Structure Formation Adrianne Slyz; Part III. Fine-tuning in Particle and
Nuclear Physics: 7. Nuclear physics and its impact on primordial and
stellar nucleosynthesis Jean-Philippe Uzan; 8. Fine-Tunings at Particle
Scales Giulia Zanderighi; 9. Dark Matter Edward W. Kolb; Part IV.
Fine-tuning for life: 10. Fine-tuning: from stars to galaxies formation
Joseph Silk; 11. How Special Is the Solar System? Mario Livio; 12. On the
Temporal Habitability of Our Universe; 13. Climbing up the theories of
Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules Abraham Loeb.