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The structure and interpretation of cosmology: Part II - The concept of creation in inflation and quantum cosmology

2005/03/07 by Gordon McCabe
Physics and Astronomy · #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.08.003

published as Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2005, pp67-102

arxiv created 2005/03/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

The purpose of the paper, of which this is part II, is to review, clarify, and critically analyse modern mathematical cosmology. The emphasis is upon mathematical objects and structures, rather than numerical computations. Part II provides a critical analysis of inflationary cosmology and quantum cosmology, with particular attention to the claims made that these theories can explain the creation of the universe.

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