Screen LibraryCosmic jackpot：why our universe is just right for life
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Houghton Mifflin,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 315 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0618592261 9780618592265 |
| Index Number: | P159 |
| CLC: | P159 |
| Call Number: | P159/D257 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-295) and index. The big questions -- The universe explained -- How the universe began -- What the universe is made of and how it all holds together -- The lure of complete unification -- Dark forces of the cosmos -- A universe fit for life -- Does a multiverse solve the Goldilocks enigma? -- Intelligent and not-so-intelligent design -- How come existence? -- Afterword: ultimate explanations. Physicist Paul Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many basic features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the most humble carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident; we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this multiverse theory is compelling, it has bizarre implications, from infinite copies of each of us to Matrix-like simulated universes. Davies believ |