Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology

Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology

PublisherBantam Books
ImprintBantam New Age Books
Copyright HolderJohn Gribbin and Martin Rees
Cover Art byGeoffrey McCormack
Book Design byKathryn Parise
Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art)Geoffrey McCormack
About/SubjectDark Matter, Cosmology, Quantum mechanics
FormatTrade Paperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationUnited States
Copyright1989
Copyright1989
Pages / Font302 pages
UPC9 780553 347401
UPC 550995
ISBN0-553-34740-3
PriceUS $9.95
PriceCanada $12.95
Printer's KeyFG 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ChaptersINTRODUCTION: Why Are We Here? xi PART ONE: Cosmic Coincidences. 1 ..ONE: How Special Is The Universe? . . . 3 ..TWO: The Geography Of The Universe 30 ..THREE: Kinds Of Dark Matter . . . . . . . 63 PART TWO: The Stuff Of The Universe . . . . . . . . . . 101 ..FOUR: The Particle Zoo . . . . . . . . . . 103 ..FIVE: Halo Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 ..SIX: Core Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 ..SEVEN: Cosmic String . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 ..EIGHT: Gravity's Telescopes . . . . . . . 202 ..NINE: The Lyman Forest . . . . . . . . . . 223 PART THREE: The Bespoke Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 ..TEN: Tailor-made For Man? . . . . . . 241 ..ELEVEN: Or Off The Peg? . . . . . . . . 270 FURTHER READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
NotesLIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Gribbin, John R. Cosmic coincidences. Bibliography: p. 1. Cosmology. 2. Astrophysics. I. Rees, Martin. II. Dark matter, mankind, and anthropic cosmology. III. Title.
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