innation, Big Bang occurred because A false vacuum state decayed to the true vacuum, transforming energy of empty space into an outgoing fireball of elementary particles Two or more massive black holes maged with each other, creating an outgoing fireball of elementary particles All the matter in a previously existing universe collapsed together in a "Big Crunch", which then rebounded into an outgoing fireball of elementary particles All the antimatter annihilated with matter, creating an outgoing fireball of elementary particles

innation, Big Bang occurred because A false vacuum state decayed to the true vacuum, transforming energy of empty space into an outgoing fireball of elementary particles Two or more massive black holes maged with each other, creating an outgoing fireball of elementary particles All the matter in a previously existing universe collapsed together in a "Big Crunch", which then rebounded into an outgoing fireball of elementary particles All the antimatter annihilated with matter, creating an outgoing fireball of elementary particles

Inquiry into Physics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337515863

Author:Ostdiek

Publisher:Ostdiek

Chapter12: Relativity, Particle Physics, And Cosmology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 41Q

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