Making predictions in a multiverse: Conundrums, dangers, coincidences

Universe or Multiverse?

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 367-386

  Aguirre, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84923404464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107050990.023     Document Type: Chapter

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