Open AccessUniverse or multiverse?
Author(s) -
Carr Bernard,
Ellis George
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2008.49229.x
Subject(s) - cosmology , theoretical physics , physics , universe , physical law , cosmological constant , epistemology , philosophy , astrophysics
Recent developments in cosmology and particle physics suggest there could be many other universes, with different physical constants and possibly even different laws. This proposal could explain the origin of our universe and why it is fine-tuned for the development of life. But are speculations about other universes that can never been seen, based on theories that may never be testable, philosoph...