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30 - The nature of boundary conditions in cosmology, the CMB, and the “laws of nature”

from Part VII - Other philosophically relevant aspects of the CMB

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2024

Slobodan Perovic
Affiliation:
University of Belgrade
Milan M. Cirkovic
Affiliation:
Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, Serbia
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The chapter reviews the notion of the initial conditions of the evolving universe and its relationship with the physical laws. It argues a key rift across various explanations of the CMB was based on different understandings of this relationship. Physicists were divided into two camps: those opting for initial conditions as extraneous to the laws, and those predicating initial conditions as following from or inherent to the laws.

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The Cosmic Microwave Background
Historical and Philosophical Lessons
, pp. 161 - 163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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