Fine-tunings In Nucleosynthesis And The Emergence Of Life: Status And Perspectives - Astrobiology

The Inexplicable Fine-Tuning of the Foundational Forces in Our Universe

The appearance of fine-tuning in our universe has been observed by theists and atheists alike. Even physicist Paul Davies (who is agnostic when it comes to the notion of a Divine Designer) readily stipulates, “Everyone agrees that the universe looks as if it was designed for life.” Oxford philosopher John Leslie agrees: “it looks as if our universe is spectacularly ‘fine-tuned for life’. By this I mean only that it looks as if small changes in t…

Fine-tunings In Nucleosynthesis And The Emergence Of Life: Status And Perspectives - Astrobiology

We discuss the fine-tunings of nuclear reactions in the Big Bang and in stars and draw some conclusions on the emergence of the light elements and the life-relevant elements carbon and oxygen. We also stress how to improve these calculations in the future. This requires a concerted effort of different communities, especially in nuclear reaction […] The post Fine-tunings In Nucleosynthesis And The Emergence Of Life: Status And Perspectives appear…