inflationary model

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:criticizedFor fine-tuning issues
lack of direct evidence for inflaton
gptkbp:describes early universe
gptkbp:explains gptkb:flatness_problem
gptkb:horizon_problem
absence of magnetic monopoles
homogeneity of the universe
isotropy of the universe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label inflationary model
gptkbp:involves rapid exponential expansion
gptkbp:period 10^-36 to 10^-32 seconds after Big Bang
gptkbp:predicts quantum fluctuations
primordial density perturbations
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Alan_Guth
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Big_Bang_theory
gptkbp:supportedBy cosmic microwave background observations
gptkbp:uses gptkb:inflaton_field
gptkbp:variant gptkb:chaotic_inflation
eternal inflation
new inflation
gptkbp:yearProposed 1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ekpyrotic_model
gptkb:brane_inflation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6