cosmic inflation
cosmological model that fits within the Big Bang paradigm, according to which a region of the universe—including the observable universe—underwent a phase of very rapid expansion that is thought to have caused it to grow by a considerable factor
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cosmic inflation
Summary
cosmic inflation is a cosmological model[1]. It draws 4,354 Wikipedia views per month (cosmological_model category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- cosmic inflation is credited with the discovery of Alan Guth[3].
- cosmic inflation is credited with the discovery of Alexei Starobinski[4].
- cosmic inflation is credited with the discovery of Katsuhiko Satō[5].
- cosmic inflation's instance of is recorded as cosmological model[6].
- cosmic inflation's instance of is recorded as hypothesis[7].
- cosmic inflation's instance of is recorded as occurrence[8].
- cosmic inflation's Commons category is recorded as Cosmic inflation[9].
- cosmic inflation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1981[10].
- cosmic inflation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cosmic inflation[11].
- cosmic inflation's described at URL is recorded as https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/astronomie/inflation/197[12].
- cosmic inflation's facet of is recorded as cosmology[13].
- cosmic inflation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/cosmological-inflation[14].
- cosmic inflation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/cosmological-inflation[15].
- cosmic inflation's different from is recorded as Inflation[16].
- cosmic inflation's significant person is recorded as Andrei Linde[17].
- cosmic inflation's significant person is recorded as Alexei Starobinski[18].
- cosmic inflation's P14541 is recorded as PQbg4[19].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include cosmological model[6], hypothesis[7], and occurrence[8].
Cultural Significance
Things named for cosmic inflation include inflaton[20], a type of quantum particle[21].
Why It Matters
cosmic inflation draws 4,354 Wikipedia views per month (cosmological_model category, ranking #3 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include inflaton[20], a type of quantum particle[21].