GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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Which theory explained the flatness of the universe?
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Oscillating Universe
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Steady-State Universe
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Big Bang Theory
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Inflationary Theory
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -WMAP has determined the geometry of the universe to be nearly flat. However, under Big Bang cosmology, curvature grows with time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Physicist Alan Guth, the father of cosmic inflation theory, describes emerging ideas about where our universe comes from, what else is out there, and what caused it to exist in the first place.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eternal inflation is a hypothetical inflationary universe model, which is itself an outgrowth or extension of the Big Bang theory. According to eternal inflation, the inflationary phase of the universe’s expansion lasts forever throughout most of the universe.
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