Sentences with phrase «inflationary theory in»

Steinhardt points out that inflationary theory in cosmology is supposed to be highly predictive, yet in this set of observations the realisation that gravitational waves have not actually been detected seems not to have caused any doubt about the theory.

Not exact matches

More free reserves a mean more available bank credit, which in theory lowers the cost of borrowing and leads to inflationary pressures.

In these days of rival grand theories» superstrings, the inflationary model, et al.» competing on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal for the status of last word on the ultimate, Davies» book might appear to be just another technician's confident assertion that science will soon have all the answers.

In fact, in the inflationary universe theory, the empty space of the universe expanded trillions of times faster than lighIn fact, in the inflationary universe theory, the empty space of the universe expanded trillions of times faster than lighin the inflationary universe theory, the empty space of the universe expanded trillions of times faster than light.

To bring theory into alignment with observations, Davoudiasl and his colleagues suggest that another inflationary period took place, powered by interactions in a «hidden sector» of physics.

«New theory of secondary inflation expands options for avoiding an excess of dark matter: Physicists suggest a smaller secondary inflationary period in the moments after the Big Bang could account for the abundance of the mysterious matter.»

According to the first theory, the seeds which gave rise to the present day structure in the Universe are quantum fluctuations, minute variations on a subatomic scale that were expanded by more than 60 orders of magnitude as the Universe went through an «inflationary phase» — a period of extremely rapid expansion — first proposed by Alan Guth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

According to theory, the ripples predicted in the texture model should show slightly greater contrast than those of the inflationary model; in technical language, the texture - induced ripples are non-Gaussian.

Andrei Linde, a cosmologist at Stanford University in California who developed one of the most theoretically successful models of inflation, agrees: «If these results are right, inflationary theory has passed its most difficult test ever.»

Paul Steinhardt of Princeton University, who helped develop inflationary theory but is now a scathing critic of it, says that while the new study may be a blow for the theory, it pales in significance compared with inflation's other problems.

During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Andrei Linde explains how a new cosmological theory of an inflationary multiverse, which is supported by developments in string theory, would change accepted views on the origin and global structure of our universe, as well as where and how we fit in it.

In addition to explaining many features of our world which still do not have any alternative explanation, inflationary theory made many predictions which have been already confirmed by cosmological observations.

More free reserves a mean more available bank credit, which in theory lowers the cost of borrowing and leads to inflationary pressures.

The title refers to a concept in physicist Alan Guth's inflationary theory, which postulates, among other things, the possibility of creating a universe in a lab.