Universe
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Author: Robert Geller, Roger Freedman, William J. Kaufmann
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Chapter 26, Problem 3Q
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The similarities between the present day expansion of the universe and the inflation period.
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To determine
The dissimilarities between present day expansion of universe and the inflation period.
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