A Postulated Inflationary Era in Which the Early Universe Expanded

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A postulated inflationary era in which the early universe expanded in size by a factor of 1030 in approximately 10- 36 seconds is incompatible with the theory of relativity because the universe would have expanded faster than the speed of light.

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