Why Can't Current Theories Describe What Happened During the Planck

question 62

Multiple Choice

Why can't current theories describe what happened during the Planck era?

• A) We do not yet have a theory that links quantum mechanics and general relativity.
• B) We do not understand the properties of the antimatter that would have been produced at this time.
• C) We do not yet have a theory that links the weak and electromagnetic forces.
• D) We do not yet have a theory that explains how the universe underwent a rapid period of inflationary expansion.
• E) The Planck era was the time before the Big Bang, and we cannot describe what happened before the beginning of the universe.

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