inflation theory

1. A theory according to which the universe underwent extremely rapid expansion after an original event called the big bang, and has been expanding ever since. The basic homogeneity in the distribution of matter in the universe was established as a consequence of the first phase of inflation.

2. Compare steady state theory See more at big bang

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The methods and results of this study will allow researchers in the future to further test inflation theory.

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According to the cosmic inflation theory, the universe is eternal, leading to the speculative theory of pocket universes, which would mean that the universe is forever growing and reproducing.

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The Daniels described their multiverse as a combination of Many Worlds and the cosmic bubble bath implied by inflation theory.

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In the video, a researcher named Chao-Lin Kuo, who had designed the detectors at the heart of the BICEP2 experiment, walks up to the house of theoretical physicist Andrei Linde, one of the founders of inflation theory.

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If inflation theory turns out to be correct, our bubble would then be only one of many.

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