Fine-tuned universe
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The fine-tuned universe is the hypothesis that, because "life as we know it" could not exist if the constants of nature – such as the electron charge, the gravitational constant and others – had been even slightly different, the universe must be tuned specifically for life.[1][2][3][4] In practice, this hypothesis is formulated in terms of dimensionless physical constants.[5]
- ^ Rees, Martin (3 May 2001). Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe (1st American ed.). New York: Basic Books. p. 4.
- ^ Gribbin. J and Rees. M, Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology pp. 7, 269, 1989, ISBN 0-553-34740-3
- ^ Davis, Paul (2007). Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life. New York: Orion Publications. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-61859226-5.
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