The Last Three Minutes Conjectures about the Ultimate Fate of the Universe

About this book

The last three minutes of the universe has been the subject of much scientific and lay speculation for many years. Now, Paul Davies clearly and concisely sets out the arguments for three possible outcomes: 1) the universe will go on expanding indefinitely 2) it will slow down and eventually collapse into a zero space, the reverse of the Big Bang 3) it will reach a steady state neither expanding nor contracting but staying the same forever As a religious man, Davies is equally curious about the implications for humans: is there any sense in which humanity can expect to survive for eternity?

Contents

- Doomsday
- The Dying Universe
- The First Three Minutes
- Stardoom
- Nightfall
- Weighing the Universe
- Forever Is a Long Time
- Life in the Slow Lane
- Life in the Fast Lane
- Sudden Death-and Rebirth
- Worlds without End?

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Biography

Paul Davies is a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author of more than twenty books, including The Mind of God, The Cosmic Blueprint, Superforce, and Are We Alone? He won the 1995 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion for his contributions to religious thought and inquiry.