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  • 1 - Introduction

  • from Part I - Setting the Stage
  • Simon Friederich, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Book:
    Multiverse Theories
    Published online:
    07 January 2021
    Print publication:
    28 January 2021, pp 3-19

  • Summary

    Multiverse theories are physical theories according to which we have empirical access only to a tiny part of reality that may not be representative of the whole. The idea that we might live in a multiverse is often suggested as a response to the finding that various parameters seem fine-tuned for life. The combination of string theory and inflationary cosmology is taken to propose a specific implementation of the multiverse idea: the landscape multiverse. I review these lines of thought and outline the structure of the book. I also highlight its central theses and ideas.