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What mechanism can simultaneously solve both the flatness and horizon problems in cosmology?

Modern Physics

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ISBN:9781111794378

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Chapter16: Cosmology

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