Horizon, homogeneity and flatness problems: do their resolutions really depend upon inflation?

Abstract The horizon problem, encountered in cosmology, is derived as such for world models based on Robertson–Walker metric where homogeneity and isotropy of the universe is assumed to begin with and is guaranteed for all epochs. Actually, the only thing that happens in this scenario is that in suc...

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Main Author: Ashok K. Singal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-04-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12740-7