December 05, 2006
Theoreticians ponder why we exist: Scientists debate how anthropic reasoning predicts cosmological constant
MSNBC.com, December 4, 2006
The emergence of humans in the universe might not tell us anything concerning the fundamental constants of nature as scientists have speculated, new theoretical findings argue. The idea known as the anthropic principle states that human existence is possible only if fundamental constants such as the speed of light or the strength of gravity are not higher or lower than what is observed. However, theoretical physicist Glenn Starkman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and cosmologist Roberto Trotta at Oxford University in England take issue with how anthropic reasoning predicts the cosmological constant. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, December 5, 2006 11:42 AM | News Topics: College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, MSNBC, Research, Science and Technology
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