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- 题名/责任者:
- Multiverse theories : a philosophical perspective / Simon Friederich.
- 出版发行项:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
- ISBN:
- 9781108487122
- 载体形态项:
- xiii, 200 pages ; 25 cm
- 其他载体形态:
- Online version : Friederich, Simon. Multiverse theories First edition. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781108765947
- 个人责任者:
- Friederich, Simon, author.
- 论题主题:
- Quantum theory.
- 论题主题:
- Science-Philosophy.
- 中图法分类号:
- O413
- 书目附注:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 摘要附注:
- "If the laws of nature are fine-tuned for life, can we infer other universes with different laws? How could we even test such a theory without empirical access to those distant places? Can we believe in the multiverse of the Everett interpretation of quantum theory or in the reality of other possible worlds, as advocated by philosopher David Lewis? At the intersection of physics and philosophy of science, this book outlines the philosophical challenge to theoretical physics in a measured, well-grounded manner. The origin of multiverse theories are explored within the context of the fine-tuning problem and a systematic comparison between the various different multiverse models are included. Cosmologists, high energy physicists, and philosophers including graduate students and researchers will find a systematic exploration of such questions in this important book"--
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