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On the Nature of Initial Conditions and Fundamental Parameters in Physics and Cosmology

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The cosmological theory of the author, discussed in (Greben in Found Sci 15(2):153–176, 2010), has a number of implications for the interpretation of initial conditions and the fine-tuning problem as discussed by Vidal (Found Sci 15(4):375–393, 2010a).

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    Jan M. Greben

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Vaas (2010) did also comment on Vidal (2010a) paper. See Vidal (2010b) for replies

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Greben, J.M. On the Nature of Initial Conditions and Fundamental Parameters in Physics and Cosmology. Found Sci 17, 21–23 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-010-9217-4

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