the Big Bang

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
cosmological event
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:category gptkb:Physics
Astronomy
Cosmology
gptkbp:cause expansion of the universe
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:steady_state_theory
gptkbp:describes origin of the universe
gptkbp:explains gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:followedBy cosmic inflation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Big Bang
gptkbp:implies universe was once in a hot, dense state
gptkbp:marking beginning of space and time
gptkbp:occurred_approximately 13.8 billion years ago
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Georges_LemaƮtre
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Planck_epoch
gptkb:nucleosynthesis
recombination
singularity
formation of galaxies
redshift of galaxies
expansion of space
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Hubble's_law
abundance of light elements
cosmic background radiation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Brief_History_of_Time
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4