What Is Postulated to Have Caused a Sudden Inflation of the Early

question 104

Multiple Choice

What is postulated to have caused a sudden inflation of the early universe?

• A) The energy released from the annihilation of matter and antimatter
• B) The energy absorbed by the separation of the electromagnetic and weak forces
• C) The energy released from the "freezing out" of the strong force from the GUT force
• D) The energy released in the fusion of protons and neutrons to produce helium
• E) The energy absorbed by giant quantum fluctuations

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