Numerical coincidences and 'tuning' in cosmology

Abstract

Fred Hoyle famously drew attention to the significance of apparent coincidences in the energy levels of the carbon and oxygen nucleus. This paper addresses the possible implications of other coincidences in cosmology.

14 pages, 4 figures, published in "Fred Hoyle's Universe", ed C. Wickramasinghe et al. (Kluwer), pp 95-108 (2003)