29 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
The Delicate Balance of the Forces of the Universe
the universe
would be a vastly different place if the properties of the matter and force particles were even moderately changed. For example, the
existence of the stable nuclei forming the hundred or so elements of the periodic table hinges delicately on the ratio between the
strengths of the strong and electromagnetic forces. The protons crammed together in atomic nuclei all repel one another
electromagnetically; the strong force acting among their constituent quarks, thankfully, overcomes t...If they were slightly different, the Universe wouldn't look the way it does.