Le physicien devant la question de l’origine aujourd’hui

Examining how physics interrogates the origins of the universe, this article shows how contemporary physicists, when trying to go back to the beginnings of the world, are ultimately faced with the impossibility of retrieving the Origin. However, the resulting incompleteness must not be seen as a def...

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Main Author: Thierry Magnin
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre interdisciplinaire d’Études du Religieux (CIER) 2017-01-01
Series:Cahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cerri/1713
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Cahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires
Origins
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Big Bang
quantum physics
incompleteness
knowledge
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title_full_unstemmed Le physicien devant la question de l’origine aujourd’hui
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beginnings
Big Bang
quantum physics
incompleteness
knowledge
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