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Statistical physics, particle masses and the cosmological coincidences

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A new look at some familiar ‘cosmological coincidences’ provides a means of ‘predicting’ appropriate mass values for the elementary particles.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Northridge, California, 91324

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  2. Department of Physics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada

    G. Szamosi

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Lawrence, J., Szamosi, G. Statistical physics, particle masses and the cosmological coincidences. Nature 252, 538–539 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252538a0

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