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Meissner, UG; Meissner, UG (reprint author), Univ Bonn, Helmholtz Inst Strahlen & Kernphys Theorie, D-53155 Bonn, Germany. | |
Anthropic considerations in nuclear physics | |
Source Publication | SCIENCE BULLETIN
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Language | 英语 |
Keyword | Anthropic Principle Nuclear Physics Effective Field Theory |
Abstract | In this short review, I discuss the sensitivity of the generation of the light and the life-relevant elements such as carbon and oxygen under changes of the parameters of the Standard Model pertinent to nuclear physics. Chiral effective field theory allows for a systematic and precise description of the forces between two, three and four nucleons. In this framework, variations under the light quark masses and the electromagnetic fine-structure constant can also be consistently calculated. Combining chiral nuclear effective field theory with Monte Carlo simulations allows to further calculate the properties of nuclei, in particular of the Hoyle state in carbon, that plays a crucial role in the generation of the life-relevant elements in hot, old stars. The dependence of the triple-alpha process on the fundamental constants of nature is calculated, and some implications for our anthropic view of the Universe are discussed. |
2015 | |
Volume | 60Issue:1Pages:43-54 |
Subject Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11434-014-0670-2 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Funding Organization | DFG ; DFG ; DFG ; DFG ; NSFC (Sino-German) [CRC 110] ; NSFC (Sino-German) [CRC 110] ; NSFC (Sino-German) [CRC 110] ; NSFC (Sino-German) [CRC 110] ; Helmholtz Association [VH-VI-417] ; Helmholtz Association [VH-VI-417] ; Helmholtz Association [VH-VI-417] ; Helmholtz Association [VH-VI-417] ; BMBF [05P12PDFTE] ; BMBF [05P12PDFTE] ; BMBF [05P12PDFTE] ; BMBF [05P12PDFTE] ; EU (HadronPhysics3 project) ; EU (HadronPhysics3 project) ; EU (HadronPhysics3 project) ; EU (HadronPhysics3 project) ; LENPIC [DEC-2103/10/M/ST2/00420] ; LENPIC [DEC-2103/10/M/ST2/00420] ; LENPIC [DEC-2103/10/M/ST2/00420] ; LENPIC [DEC-2103/10/M/ST2/00420] |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.itp.ac.cn/handle/311006/21132 |
Collection | SCI期刊论文 |
Corresponding Author | Meissner, UG (reprint author), Univ Bonn, Helmholtz Inst Strahlen & Kernphys Theorie, D-53155 Bonn, Germany. |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Meissner, UG,Meissner, UG . Anthropic considerations in nuclear physics[J]. SCIENCE BULLETIN,2015,60(1):43-54. |
APA | Meissner, UG,&Meissner, UG .(2015).Anthropic considerations in nuclear physics.SCIENCE BULLETIN,60(1),43-54. |
MLA | Meissner, UG,et al."Anthropic considerations in nuclear physics".SCIENCE BULLETIN 60.1(2015):43-54. |
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