The genesis of the universe elegantly explained in a simple theory based on just six numbers by one of the world's most renowned astrophysicists
What fundamental laws govern our universe?This book describes new discoveries and offers remarkable insights into these fundamental questions. There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld.
Martin Rees demonstrates how it is that just six numbers, imprinted in the 'big bang', determine the essential features of the physical cosmos. Moreover, cosmic evolution is very sensitive to the values of these numbers.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers. How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies,...
Just six numbers, imprinted in the big bang, determine the essence of our world, and this book devotes one chapter to explaining each.