| Oscillating Universe | is a kind of closed universe |  |
| has definition Cosmological model in which the Universe is "closed" and its expansion is destined to stop, to be succeeded by collapse and "then" (if ordinary temporal terms may be said to apply) by a rebound into a new expansion phase. | |
| closed universe | has geometry of space positive curvature | |
| big bang | has synonym Friedmann-Lemaitre universe | |
| has antonym big crunch | |
| cosmology theory | has domain cosmology | |
| theory | has validity correct or incorrect with caveats | |
| has author or reasearch group | |
| has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active | |
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