Just Six Numbers
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Just Six Numbers is a popular science book by cosmologist Martin Rees that explains how six fundamental physical constants shape the structure and evolution of the universe.
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| Just Six Numbers canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| author |
Martin J. Rees
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Martin Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constantDiscussed |
D (number of spatial dimensions)
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Epsilon (ε, strength of the force binding atomic nuclei) ⓘ Lambda (Λ, cosmological constant or dark energy density) NERFINISHED ⓘ N (ratio of the strength of gravity to that of electromagnetism) ⓘ Omega (Ω, density parameter of the universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Q (amplitude of primordial density fluctuations) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
anthropic considerations in cosmology
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relationship between cosmology and fundamental physics ⓘ sensitivity of cosmic structure to physical constants ⓘ |
| explains |
how six fundamental physical constants shape the evolution of the universe
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how six fundamental physical constants shape the structure of the universe ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 523.1 ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
0-297-84297-8
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0-465-01710-8 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKeyConstantsDiscussed | 6 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 41368276 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 192 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
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fundamental physical constants ⓘ universe ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Basic Books
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| title | Just Six Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Big Bang cosmology
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cosmic evolution ⓘ fine-tuning of the universe ⓘ fundamental physics ⓘ structure formation in the universe ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | cosmologist ⓘ |
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