Ultimate explanations of the universe
Addresses our attempts to find ultimate explanations using rational argument, mathematics and physical law. This book demonstrates that we have come a long way but that the 'ultimate' may remain elusive.
| Uniform Title: | Ostateczne wyjaśnienia wszechświata. English |
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| Main Author: | Heller, Michał. |
| Other Authors: | Bałuk-Ulewiczowa, Teresa., SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Polish |
| Published: |
Berlin ; London :
Springer,
2009.
Berlin ; London : 2009. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
Addresses our attempts to find ultimate explanations using rational argument, mathematics and physical law. This book demonstrates that we have come a long way but that the 'ultimate' may remain elusive. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Addresses our attempts to find ultimate explanations using rational argument, mathematics and physical law. This book demonstrates that we have come a long way but that the 'ultimate' may remain elusive. Ultimate Explanations of the Universe; Preface; Contents; Ultimate Explanations; Part 1: Models; Problems With The Eternity Of The Universe; A Cyclical Universe; A Looped Cosmos; Continuous Creation Versus a Beginning; Something Almost Out of Nothing; The Quantum Creation of the Universe; Part 2: Anthropic Principles and Other Universes; The Anthropic Principles; Natural Selection in the Population of Universes; The Anthropic Principles and Theories of Everything; The Metaphysics of the Anthropic Principles; Tegmark's Embarrassment; Part 3: Creation of the Universe; The Drive To Understand. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783642021039 3642021034 1282459856 9781282459854 |