The Anthropic (and Mis-) Principle revisited, Steven Weinberg in memoriam
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Abstract I review the role and meaning of Anthropic Principle, particularly in its relevance to particle physics as that subject evolves. This is neither a technical paper nor resource letter, but rather an easy introduction.
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عنوان ژورنال: EPL
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0295-5075', '1286-4854']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/ac8e29