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Author: Alan H. Guth

📘 The inflationary universe by Alan H. Guth

The classic Big Bang theory successfully describes the universe after the initial expansion, but it left several fundamental questions unanswered. In 1979, physicist Alan H. Guth proposed a solution: a period of hyper‑rapid inflation in the moments preceding the Big Bang. Guth’s theory of cosmic inflation fills gaps left by the conventional model, explaining how the universe began, how matter could arise in great quantity, and why we observe only a fraction of the cosmos. By integrating a short inflationary phase with the standard Big Bang model, the theory preserves all earlier successes while offering a richer, more complete picture of the universe’s origins.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Science/Astronomy

Authors: Alan H. Guth

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