Which Is NOT an Ingredient Needed to Build a Cosmological

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an ingredient needed to build a cosmological simulation of large-scale structure formation?

• A) the spectrum of density fluctuations that quantum mechanics imprints on the early universe
• B) the density of dark matter and luminous matter in the universe
• C) the grand unified theory
• D) the density of dark energy in the universe
• E) None of the above; all of the above are necessary.

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