Signatures of the artist : the vital imperfections that make our universe habitable / Steven E. Vigdor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vigdor, Steven E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology--Popular works.

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The quest to understand our universe, how it may have originated and evolved, and especially the conditions that allow it to support the existence of life forms, has been a central theme in religion for millennia and in science for centuries. In the past half-century, in particular, enormous progress in particle and nuclear physics and cosmology has clarified the essential role of imperfections - deviations from perfect symmetry or homogeneity or predictability - in establishing conditions that allow for structure in the universe that can support the development of life. The goal of this work is to review the recent and ongoing scientific research exploring these imperfections, in a broad-ranging, non-mathematical approach with an emphasis on the intricate tapestry of elegant experiments that bear on the conditions for habitability in our universe.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 27, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-254677-5

0-19-185295-3