Multiverse and the Fine-Tuning of the Constants of Nature

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Aghaee, Faez | 2017

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 51138 (42)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Philosophy of Science
Advisor(s): Golshani, Mehdi
Abstract:
In recent decades, the idea of multiverse has been raised in several areas of physics for different reasons. One of the interpretations of quantum mechanics, the inflation theory in cosmology and string theory in fundamental physics have led to the multiverse idea. On the other hand, after the problem of fine-tuning of the constants of nature became a hot topic in recent decades, physicists have tried to find a way to explain this puzzle. One of the most important approaches that have been suggested by some physicists, as a scientific explanation for this problem, is the idea of multiverse and they are even willing to set aside the principle of observability to confirm physical theories. But some prominent physicists have stated that multiverse theories are not scientific and are beyond the borders of legitimate science. In this thesis, I shall examine the roots of emergence of the problem of the fine-tuning of the constants of nature and all fundamental explanations for that. Finally, I shall discuss the multiverse idea against the others
Keywords:
Scientific Explanation ; Fine Tuning ; Multiverse Theory ; Nature Constants ; Fundamental Constants in Physics ; Intelligent Life

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