The Quest for Other Worlds

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May 2004

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American Physical Society, April Meeting, 2004, May 1-4, 2004, Denver, Colorado April 2004, MEETING ID: APR04, abstract #S14.005

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In the 4^th century BCE, Epicurus taught that there are an infinite number of worlds like (and unlike) ours, and Aristotle taught that there is only one. Neither hypothesis can currently be falsified. Over the ensuing millennia, the concept of aperoi kosmoi (plurality of worlds, or plenitude) has had four rather different meanings, each with a modern descendent, and all conceivably true. Some interpretations permit direct observation and knowledge of other worlds; some do not. The talk will explore these, ending with a précis of recent searches for planets orbiting other stars.

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