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  Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-25 20:31 -0600
    Re: Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-26 03:15 +0000

#548172 — Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe

Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe
> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-theorists-method-probe-universe.html


> The most widely accepted theoretical scenario for the beginning of
> the universe is inflation, which predicts that the universe expanded
> at an exponential rate in the first fleeting fraction of a second.
> However a number of alternative scenarios have been suggested, some
> predicting a Big Crunch preceding the Big Bang. The trick is to find
> measurements that can distinguish between these scenarios.
>
> One promising source of information about the universe's beginning is
> the cosmic microwave background (CMB) - the remnant glow of the Big
> Bang that pervades all of space. This glow appears smooth and uniform
> at first, but upon closer inspection varies by small amounts. Those
> variations come from quantum fluctuations present at the birth of the
> universe that have been stretched as the universe expanded.
>

See: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03930

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe
>> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-theorists-method-probe-universe.html


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