Big Bang
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The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological theory that the universe began as an extremely hot, dense state and has been expanding and evolving ever since.
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| Big Bang theory | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological theory
ⓘ
model of the universe ⓘ scientific theory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander Friedmann
ⓘ
Edwin Hubble ⓘ George Gamow ⓘ Georges Lemaître ⓘ |
| basedOn |
FLRW cosmological models
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric
general relativity ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
extremely dense early state
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extremely hot early state ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Fred Hoyle ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | steady-state theory ⓘ |
| describes |
early universe
ⓘ
expansion of the universe ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ |
| explains |
Hubble expansion
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cosmic background temperature ⓘ relative abundances of hydrogen and helium ⓘ |
| extendedBy |
inflationary cosmology
ⓘ
Lambda-CDM model ⓘ
surface form:
ΛCDM model
|
| field | cosmology ⓘ |
| hasOpenQuestions |
initial singularity problem
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nature of dark energy ⓘ nature of dark matter ⓘ |
| implies |
cosmic time has a beginning
ⓘ
space itself is expanding ⓘ universe has finite age ⓘ |
| includesPhase |
baryogenesis
ⓘ
inflationary epoch ⓘ nucleosynthesis ⓘ recombination epoch ⓘ structure formation ⓘ |
| initiallyUsedAs | pejorative term ⓘ |
| predicts |
cosmic microwave background
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cosmological redshift-distance relation ⓘ evolving universe ⓘ primordial nucleosynthesis ⓘ |
| requires |
cosmological principle
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large-scale homogeneity ⓘ large-scale isotropy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Lemaître–Hubble law
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubble–Lemaître law
abundances of light elements ⓘ cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| termCoinedIn | 1949 ⓘ |
| termCoinedVia | BBC radio broadcast ⓘ |
| timeScale | about 13.8 billion years ago ⓘ |
| topicOf |
observational cosmology
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particle cosmology ⓘ |
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