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The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us
- Publication year:
- 2011
- ISBN:
- 978-1-61614-443-2
- Pages:
- 345
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- Table of Contents:
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1. Science and God
- 1.1. NOMA
- 1.2. Natural Theology
- 1.3. Darwinism
- 1.4. Intelligent Design
2. The Anthropic Principles
- 2.1. Fine-Tuning
- 2.2. History
- 2.3. Hoyle's Prediction
- 2.4. The Anthropic Principles
- 2.5. Fine-Tuning Today
3. The Four Dimensions
- 3.1. Models
- 3.2. Observations
- 3.3. Space, Time, and Reality
- 3.4. Parameters
- 3.5. Definitions
- 3.6. Trivial and Arbitrary Parameters
- 3.7. Space-Time and Four-Momentum
- 3.8. Criteria for Fine-Tuning
- 3.9. Geological and Biological Parameters
4. Point-of-View Invariance
- 4.1. The Conservation Principles
- 4.2. Lorentz Invariance
- 4.3. Classical Mechanics
- 4.4. General Relativity and Gravity
- 4.5. Quantum Mechanics
- 4.6. Gauge Theory
- 4.7. The Standard Model
- 4.8. Atoms and the Void
5. Cosmos
- 5.1. Some Basic Cosmology
- 5.2. A Semi-Newtonian Model
- 5.3. Inflation, Past and Present
- 5.4. Phase Space
- 5.5. Entropy
6. The Eternal Universe
- 6.1. Did the Universe Begin?
- 6.2. The Missing Singularity
- 6.3. Quantum Tunneling
- 6.4. Imaginary Time
- 6.5. A Scenario for a Natural Origin of the Universe
- 6.6. The Biverse
7. Gravity is Fiction
- 7.1. Gravity and Electromagnetism
- 7.2. Not Universal
- 7.3. Why Are Masses So Small?
- 7.4. How to Get Mass
- 7.5. Another Way to Get Mass
8. Chemistry
- 8.1. The Hydrogen Atom
- 8.2. The Quantum Theory of Atoms
- 8.3. The Many-Electron Atom
- 8.4. The Scaling of the Schrödinger Equation
- 8.5. Range of Allowed Parameters
9. The Hoyle Resonance
- 9.1. Manufacturing Heavier Elements in Stars
- 9.2. The Hoyle Prediction
10. Physics Parameters
- 10.1. Are the Relative Masses of Particles Fine-Tuned?
- 10.2. Mass of Electron
- 10.3. Masses of Neutrinos
- 10.4. Strength of Weak Nuclear Force
- 10.5. Strength of the Strong Interaction
- 10.6. The Relative Strength of the Forces
- 10.7. Proton Decay
- 10.8. Baryogenesis
11. Cosmic Parameters
- 11.1. Mass Density of the Universe
- 11.2. Deuterium
- 11.3. The Expansion Rate of the Universe
- 11.4. Protons and Electrons in the Universe
- 11.5. Big Bang Ripples
- 11.6. Parameters of the Concordance Model
- 11.7. The Cold Big Bang
12. The Cosmological Constant
- 12.1. Vacuum Energy
- 12.2. Holographic Cosmology
- 12.3. Ghost Particles
- 12.4. Is the Cosmological Constant Zero by Definition?
- 12.5. Acceleration with Zero Cosmological Constant
- 12.6. The Multiverse and the Principle of Mediocrity
13. Monkeygod
- 13.1. Principles and Parameters
- 13.2. Simulating Universes
14. Probability
- 14.1. Probability Arguments
- 14.2. Bayesian Arguments
- 14.3. Another Bayesian Argument
15. Quantum and Consciousness
- 15.1. The New Spirituality
- 15.2. Making Your Own Reality
- 15.3. Waves and Particles
- 15.4. Human Inventions
- 15.5. A Single Reality
- 15.6. The Statistical Interpretation
- 15.7. Deriving the Uncertainty Principle
16. Summary and Review
- 16.1. The Parameters
- 16.2. Probability Arguments
- 16.3. Status of the Strong Anthropic Principle
- 16.4. A Final Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Other Books by Victor J. Stenger
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