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词条 Cosmic Jackpot
释义

  1. The Enigma

  2. The Multiverse

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? (Cosmic Jackpot)
| image = Cosmic Jackpot.jpeg
| caption = Cover
| author = Paul Davies
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| subject = Physics
| publisher = Penguin Group
| pub_date = 2007
| media_type = Print
| pages = 242
| isbn = 978-0-618-59226-5
| dewey = 523.1/2 22
| congress = BS651 .D325 2007
| oclc = 70775587
}}

Cosmic Jackpot, also published under the title The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life?,[1] is a 2007 non-fiction book by physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies, describing the idea of a fine-tuned Universe.

The Enigma

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In Cosmic Jackpot, Davies argues that certain universal fundamental physical constants are precisely adjusted to make life in the Universe possible: that we have, in a sense, won a "cosmic jackpot," and that conditions are "just right" for life, as in The Story of the Three Bears. As Davies writes elsewhere, "There is now broad agreement among physicists and cosmologists that the universe is in several respects 'fine-tuned' for life."[2]

After explaining this enigma, Davies discusses possible solutions, such as the anthropic principle, the idea of a multiverse which contains many different universes (including our "just right" one), and the idea of intelligent design.

The Multiverse

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Davies also discusses a number of other ideas connected with the "multiverse." Much like a pencil falling to the ground from its tip in a trade off of symmetry for stability, Davies writes that the Big Bang could have established a complex but stable universe (or multiverse) from symmetry breaking as the heat radiation in "space" lowered abruptly past the Curie Point.

See also

  • The Mind of God
  • God and the New Physics
  • About Time

References

1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=9hxsTybfLWsC Google Books: The Goldilocks Enigma]
2. ^Paul Davies, "How bio-friendly is the universe?" International Journal of Astrobiology, vol. 2, no. 2 (2003): 115.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030190754/http://www.wpr.org/book/070415a.html Interview] with Paul Davies about his book the Cosmic Jackpot (starts at 40 min)
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/opinion/24davies.html?em&ex=1196053200&en=5a4ae1261538f06d&ei=5087%0A Op-Ed] Paul Davies New York Times Opinion-Editorial
  • Paul Davies interview (Salon.com)

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