The limits of cosmology
Popular Physics
2010-01-25 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
What can we know about the universe? I outline a few of the fundamental limitations that are posed to our understanding of the cosmos, such as the existence of horizons, the fact that we occupy a specific place in space and time, the possible presence of dark components, the absence of a reliable physical framework to interpret the behaviour of the very early universe.
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@article{arxiv.1001.4016,
title = {The limits of cosmology},
author = {Amedeo Balbi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4016},
year = {2010}
}
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Third Prize of the 2009 FQXi Essay Contest "What is Ultimately Possible in Physics?"