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New Insights into the Mechanics of the Early Universe

The early universe experienced a phase of rapid expansion, known as inflation. For decades, cosmologists assumed that this expansion was powered by a new entity in the universe, known as the inflaton. But new research suggests that it may have been possible to inflate the universe without anything new powering that inflation.

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    How 'quantum foam' may have inflated the early universe

    How 'quantum foam' may have inflated the early universe

    The early universe experienced a phase of rapid expansion, known as inflation. For decades, cosmologists assumed that this expansion was powered by a …

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