The beginning of the end of the anthropic principle

2000/01/28 by Gordon Kane, Gordon L. Kane, Malcolm J. Perry +2 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #astro-ph #hep-ph #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s1384-1076(01)00088-4

published as New Astron. 7 (2002) 45-53 · 12 pages

arxiv created 2000/01/28 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We argue that if string theory as an approach to the fundamental laws of physics is correct, then there is almost no room for anthropic arguments in cosmology. The quark and lepton masses and interaction strengths are determined.

Citations

• The anthropic principle and the structure of the physical world
• Dirac's Cosmology and Mach's Principle
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