Why Might Inflation Have Occurred at the End of the GUT

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why might inflation have occurred at the end of the GUT era?

• A)An enormous amount of energy was released when the strong and electroweak forces froze out from the GUT force.
• B)Large amounts of matter and antimatter annihilated at this time.
• C)Gravity was an extremely weak force at this period in time.
• D)The universe was too small and needed to grow quickly.
• E)There wasn't enough matter present to slow down the expansion at that time.

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