Special relativity
- P. Davies
- PhysicsNature
- 1 November 1975
Special Relativity.(Oxford Physics Series.) By J. G. Taylor. Pp. 106. (Clarendon: Oxford, Oxford University: London, June 1975.) £1.95.
Theoretical astrophysics
- P. Davies
- PhysicsNature
- 1 April 1979
Theoretical Principles in Astrophysics and Relativity.Edited by N. R. Lebovitz, W. H. Reid and P. O. Vandervoort. Pp. 257. (University of Chicago Press: Chicago and London. 1978.) £16.10; $23.
The Accidental Universe
- P. Davies, G. Steigman
- Philosophy
- 29 October 1982
Preface 1. The fundamental ingredients of nature 2. Scales of structure 3. The delicate balance 4. Cosmic coincidences 5. The anthropic principle Bibliography Index.
Emergent biological principles and the computational properties of the universe: Explaining it or explaining it away
- P. Davies
- PhilosophyComplex
- 1 August 2004
This chapter discusses the emergence of new properties that arise when a system exceeds a certain level of size or complexity, properties that are absent from the constituents of the system.
The Physics of Downward Causation
- P. Davies
- Physics, Education
- 2006
By tradition, physics is a strongly reductionist science. Treating physical systems as made up of components, and studying those components in detail, had produced huge strides in understanding. The…
God and the New Physics
- P. Davies
- Education, Art
- 16 October 1984
How did the universe begin and how will it end? What is matter? What is mind, and can it survive death? What are time and space, and how do they relate to ideas about God? Is the order of the…
The Fifth Miracle: the Search for the Origin of Life
- P. Davies
- Geology, Physics
- 1998
This work examines what is perhaps science's ultimate question: the origins of life on earth. Paul Davies presents a series of recent discoveries which are leading to some startling theories about…
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