Evolution of the Universe
@article{Alpher1948EvolutionOT, title={Evolution of the Universe}, author={R. Alpher and R. Herman}, journal={Nature}, year={1948}, volume={162}, pages={774-775} }
IN checking the results presented by Gamow in his recent article on “The Evolution of the Universe” [Nature of October 30, p. 680], we found that his expression for matter-density suffers from the following errors: (1) an error of not tailing into account the magnetic moments in Eq. (7) for the capture cross-section, (2) an error in estimating the value of α by integrating the equations for deuteron formation (the use of an electronic analogue computer leads to α = 1), and (3) an arithmetical… CONTINUE READING
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The origin of matter and structure in the universe.
- Physics, Biology
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- 1999
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