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inflation era has start time 10^-35 s 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
has definition The idea that, when it was a fraction of a second old, the universe expanded dramatically. If inflation is correct, then the mass density of the universe (Ω) should be 1.0, if there is no cosmological constant; if there is a cosmological constant and inflation is correct, the sum of Ω and the cosmological constant (λ) should be 1.0. has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
has definition Big Bang era in which the spacetime continuum underwent an intense period of exponential expansion, in response to the separation of the strong nuclear force from the electroweak force. This idea solves the flatness and horizon problems. has source: Clark, S. 1997 Towards the Edge of the Universe, Wiley, 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
has definition Big Bang era in which the universe is driven into exponential expansion by the repulsive gravitational field created by a false vacuum. The inflation would end with the decay of the false vacuum. Although the inflation would occur in far less than a second, it could account for the "bang" of the big bang theory, it could explain the origin of essentially all the matter in the observed universe, and it can solve the horizon problem and the flatness problem. It could also generate the density perturbations that would later become the seeds for galaxy formation. has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
has definition Big Bang era in which universe undergoes a brief burst of enormous expansion. has source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
has definition Big Bang era in which the infant universe went through a brief period of extremely rapid (exponential) expansion, after which it settled back into the more leisurely rate of expansion of the standard model. The period of rapid expansion began and ended when the universe was still much less than a second old, yet it provides a physical explanation for the flatness and horizon puzzles. The inflationary universe model also suggests that the universe is vastly larger than the portion of it that is visible to us. (See exponential expansion.) has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:58.0
is a kind of Big Bang era

Big Bang era has temperature 2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
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inflation era	has start time 10^-35 s
	has definition The idea that, when it was a fraction of a second old, the universe expanded dramatically. If inflation is correct, then the mass density of the universe (Ω) should be 1.0, if there is no cosmological constant; if there is a cosmological constant and inflation is correct, the sum of Ω and the cosmological constant (λ) should be 1.0.
	has definition Big Bang era in which the spacetime continuum underwent an intense period of exponential expansion, in response to the separation of the strong nuclear force from the electroweak force. This idea solves the flatness and horizon problems.
	has definition Big Bang era in which the universe is driven into exponential expansion by the repulsive gravitational field created by a false vacuum. The inflation would end with the decay of the false vacuum. Although the inflation would occur in far less than a second, it could account for the "bang" of the big bang theory, it could explain the origin of essentially all the matter in the observed universe, and it can solve the horizon problem and the flatness problem. It could also generate the density perturbations that would later become the seeds for galaxy formation.
	has definition Big Bang era in which universe undergoes a brief burst of enormous expansion.
	has definition Big Bang era in which the infant universe went through a brief period of extremely rapid (exponential) expansion, after which it settled back into the more leisurely rate of expansion of the standard model. The period of rapid expansion began and ended when the universe was still much less than a second old, yet it provides a physical explanation for the flatness and horizon puzzles. The inflationary universe model also suggests that the universe is vastly larger than the portion of it that is visible to us. (See exponential expansion.)
	is a kind of Big Bang era
Big Bang era	has temperature
	is preceded by
	is followed by
era	has duration
event	has synonym world point
event	has time of occurrence