Big Bang

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cosmological theory model of the universe scientific theory

The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological theory that the universe began as an extremely hot, dense state and has been expanding and evolving ever since.

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Generate an image of the Big Bang (The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological theory that the universe began as an extremely hot, dense state and has been expanding and evolving ever since.)

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Big Bang canonical 33
Big Bang theory 30

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cosmological theory ⓘ
model of the universe ⓘ
scientific theory ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander Friedmann ⓘ
Edwin Hubble ⓘ
George Gamow ⓘ
Georges Lemaître ⓘ
basedOn Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric ⓘ
linked to: FLRW cosmological models

general relativity ⓘ
characterizedAs extremely dense early state ⓘ
extremely hot early state ⓘ
coinedBy Fred Hoyle ⓘ
contrastsWith steady-state theory ⓘ
describes early universe ⓘ
expansion of the universe ⓘ
origin of the universe ⓘ
explains Hubble expansion ⓘ
cosmic background temperature ⓘ
relative abundances of hydrogen and helium ⓘ
extendedBy inflationary cosmology ⓘ
ΛCDM model ⓘ
linked to: Lambda-CDM model
field cosmology ⓘ
hasOpenQuestions initial singularity problem ⓘ
nature of dark energy ⓘ
nature of dark matter ⓘ
implies cosmic time has a beginning ⓘ
space itself is expanding ⓘ
universe has finite age ⓘ
includesPhase baryogenesis ⓘ
inflationary epoch ⓘ
nucleosynthesis ⓘ
recombination epoch ⓘ
structure formation ⓘ
initiallyUsedAs pejorative term ⓘ
predicts cosmic microwave background ⓘ
cosmological redshift-distance relation ⓘ
evolving universe ⓘ
primordial nucleosynthesis ⓘ
requires cosmological principle ⓘ
large-scale homogeneity ⓘ
large-scale isotropy ⓘ
supportedBy Hubble–Lemaître law ⓘ
linked to: Lemaître–Hubble law

abundances of light elements ⓘ
cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ
large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ
termCoinedIn 1949 ⓘ
termCoinedVia BBC radio broadcast ⓘ
timeScale about 13.8 billion years ago ⓘ
topicOf observational cosmology ⓘ
particle cosmology ⓘ

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Referenced by (63)

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The Edge of Forever → subject → Big Bang ⓘ
Timothy Ferris → hasWrittenAbout → Big Bang ⓘ
Hayden Planetarium → hasTopic → Big Bang ⓘ
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry → topic → Big Bang ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution → mainSubject → Big Bang ⓘ
A Brief History of Time → subject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
A Brief History of Time → explainsConcept → Big Bang ⓘ
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays → topic → Big Bang ⓘ
Cosmic Calendar → NewYearsDayRepresents → Big Bang ⓘ
On the Curvature of Space → influenced → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
hypothesis of the primeval atom → anticipates → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
hypothesis of the primeval atom → relatedTo → Big Bang ⓘ
Coming of Age in the Milky Way → describes → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
The Whole Shebang → mainSubject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
Cosmos → hasOriginStudiedBy → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
The First Three Minutes → mainSubject → Big Bang ⓘ
George Gamow → influenced → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
PBS series Origins → subject → Big Bang ⓘ
Simon Singh → notableWork → Big Bang ⓘ
Simon Singh → authorOf → Big Bang ⓘ
The History of Everything → hasLyricsTheme → Big Bang ⓘ
The Expanding Universe → mainTopic → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
My Brief History → mentions → Big Bang theory ⓘ
subject linked to: essay "My Brief History"
linked to: Big Bang
A Brief History of A Brief History → mentions → Big Bang theory ⓘ
subject linked to: essay "A Brief History of A Brief History"
linked to: Big Bang
Universe → hasOriginModel → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
A Briefer History of Time → subject → Big Bang ⓘ
The Origin and Fate of the Universe → mainTopic → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
My Brief History → mainSubject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
George and the Big Bang → topic → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer → providedEvidenceFor → Big Bang theory ⓘ
subject linked to: COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer experiment
linked to: Big Bang
Galactus → transformationEvent → Big Bang ⓘ
cosmic microwave background → hasOriginEvent → Big Bang ⓘ
cosmic microwave background → providesEvidenceFor → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
Hawking–Penrose singularity theorems → mainSubject → Big Bang ⓘ
The God Particle → hasSubject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
From Quarks to the Cosmos → about → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
Cosmic Background Explorer → providedEvidenceFor → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
Cycles of Time → mainSubject → Big Bang ⓘ
Hublot → hasCollection → Big Bang ⓘ
Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang → mainSubject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
Dynamic Earth → focusesOn → Big Bang ⓘ
Dennis Overbye → writesAbout → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
The Universe Story → focusesOn → Big Bang ⓘ
Big History → coversPeriodFrom → Big Bang ⓘ
Big History → focusesOn → Big Bang ⓘ
Alpher–Bethe–Gamow paper → relatedTo → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
The Creation of the Universe → mainSubject → Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang
The Elegant Universe → explainsConcept → Big Bang ⓘ
Until the End of Time → mainSubject → Big Bang ⓘ
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines → explainsConcept → Big Bang ⓘ