by Fang Li Zhi & Li Shu Xian

Creation of the Universe traces the development of the Big Bang theory, from the expansion of the universe to quantum cosmology, from the formation of large scale structure to the physics of the Planck era. Fang Li Zhi, a leading Chinese astrophysicist and Li Shu Xian (co-author and wife) trace the advances in cosmology and recount experiences made by scientists — their frustrations and hardships, hopes and joys — in an easily comprehensible and often humorous manner. Complex topics are elucidated with anecdotes from Eastern and Western philosophy.

• Kant's Evolutionary View
• Proton Decay
• The Copernican Principle
• Expansion and Contraction of the Universe
• Hubble's Discovery
• The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram of Globular Clusters, Dirac's Error
• The Event of St. Valentine's Day
• Big Bang's Hell, Anthropicism of Physical Constants
• and other papers