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Chapter 9: Fundamental Physics
Section 5: Ultimate Models for the Universe


*History of ultimate models [of physics]

*Theological implications [of ultimate models of physics]

*[History of] origins of physical models

*Simplicity in scientific models

*Numerology

*Emergence of simple laws

*Apparent simplicity [of laws]

*Mechanistic models [in physics]

*The Anthropic Principle

*Physics versus mathematics

*Initial conditions [for the universe]

*Consequences of an ultimate model [of physics]

*Meaning of the universe



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