Our UniversesColumbia University Press, 1991 - 213 Expanded from a February 1989 lecture at Brookhaven National Laboratory, noted physicist Wilkinson romps through modern astrophysical cosmology, contending that we create a multitude of conceptual universes many incompatible in order to try to make sense of peculiar things that happen, like life. An |
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afflatus antiparticles antiquarks atoms beauty beginning Big Bang Big Crunch black hole bottom-up brains classical collapse consciousness context cosmic cosmological constant decay degree density depends describe dimensions discussed earlier effect Einstein electrical charge electromagnetic electron electroweak emerged energy equations evaporation event horizon existence experience fact feel fine structure constant finite galaxies GUT Higgs field GUT symmetry Higgs field human idea infinite infinity inflation large number laws of Nature light elements limit logical magnetic mass mathematics matter messenger particles microwave background radiation mind monopoles natural world neutrinos nuclear force nuclei nucleons observation obviously ourselves particles perhaps philosophy photon-to-nucleon ratio physical Planck Planck Mass planet possible problem quantum gravity quantum mechanics quarks question recognize relationship relativity remark sense singularity space spontaneous symmetry breaking supernova superstrings temperature things thought tion top-down understanding unification wave function weak force weak interaction zero