Is Our Universe Natural?
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-11 v1 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
It goes without saying that we are stuck with the universe we have. Nevertheless, we would like to go beyond simply describing our observed universe, and try to understand why it is that way rather than some other way. Physicists and cosmologists have been exploring increasingly ambitious ideas that attempt to explain why certain features of our universe aren't as surprising as they might first appear.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0512148,
title = {Is Our Universe Natural?},
author = {Sean M. Carroll},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0512148},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Invited review for Nature, 11 pages