What Is the Planck Era

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the Planck era?

• A) the earliest moments after the Big Bang
• B) a period when quantum mechanics is needed to describe spacetime in addition to particles
• C) the time period when a theory of everything (TOE) is needed to understand the universe
• D) When spacetime can be described as a quantum mechanical "foam" rather than a smooth sheet
• E) all of the above

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