How Does a Period of Extremely Fast Inflation Very Early

question 9

Multiple Choice

How does a period of extremely fast inflation very early in the history of the universe explain the observation that the geometry of the universe looks flat (not curved) to us?

• A) during inflation a lot of the mass drained out of the universe, leaving its gravity much weaker
• B) inflation increased the size of the universe so much that the resulting universe looks flat from any point of view
• C) inflation led to the production of so much dark matter that the universe got pulled into the shape of a black hole
• D) inflation caused the temperature of different parts of the universe that can't see each other still be the same
• E) The universe is actually highly curved and not flat
• Section 29.7: The Anthropic Principle

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