2003/01/30 by Mario Livio, Livio, Mario
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0301615
13 pages, no figures or tables. To be published in the proceedings of Carnegie Observatories Centennial Symposium II, "Measuring and Modeling the Universe," held 12-22 November 2002, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, CA, USA
arxiv created 2003/01/30 · openalex publication_date 2003/01/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2024/04/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
I examine some recent findings in cosmology and their potential implications for the emergence of life in the universe. In particular, I discuss the requirements for carbon-based life, anthropic considerations with respect to the nature of dark energy, the possibility of time-varying constants of nature, and the question of the rarity of intelligent life.