Signatures of the artist : the vital imperfections that make our universe habitable /

This is a broad-ranging, non-mathematical introduction to recent and ongoing research that has illuminated the physical conditions necessary for our universe to support structure and life. The primary focus is on particle and nuclear physics and cosmology, which have exposed the fine-tuning and impe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vigdor, Steven E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Astrophysics.
Life > Origin.
Cosmology > Popular works.
Astrophysique.
Vie > Origines.
Cosmologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
astrophysics.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Life > Origin
Popular works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Thank heaven for little flaws
  • Where's the antimatter gone, long time passing?
  • Trinity
  • Water, water, here and there
  • Expansion everlasting
  • The dark side
  • Randomness and complexity
  • The edge of the abyss
  • Lucky or special?
  • Appendix: timeline of discoveries and research highlighted in the text
  • Glossary
  • Reading list
  • References
  • Index.

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