Hypothesised early-universe phase of ~60 e-folds of exponential expansion driven by a slow-rolling inflaton. Solves horizon, flatness, and monopole problems; seeds CMB fluctuations.
Hypothesised early-universe phase of ~60 e-folds of exponential expansion driven by a slow-rolling inflaton. Solves horizon, flatness, and monopole problems; seeds CMB fluctuations.