Fine-Tuning in the Physical Universe (eBook)

Rafael Alves Batista, Roger Davies, Michael Townsen Hicks, David Sloan (Herausgeber)

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2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-75953-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connections and differences between these fine-tuning arguments are made clear, and detailed mathematical derivations of various fine-tuned parameters are given. This accessible yet precise introduction to fine-tuning in physics will aid students and researchers across astrophysics, atomic and particle physics and cosmology, as well as all those working at the intersections of physics and philosophy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.10.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
• ISBN-10: 1-108-75953-X / 110875953X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-108-75953-3 / 9781108759533