清华科技英语阅读1.pptVIP

Detailed study of text 1 Quantum effects (p40) Random fluctuations Spatial variation: cause inflation to end at different times in different regions Gives birth to stars and galaxies Coins analogy (p 42) There is no way to judge which coin is more likely when the number of coins is infinite. There is no way to judge which kind of island is more likely in an eternally inflating universe. Alternative explanations: p 42-43 1. special initial state hypothesis 2. weighing measure 3. volume measure 4. anthropic principle measure Gabriele Veneziano Italian theoretical physicist Pioneer of String t