ekpyrotic universe

cosmological model which identifies the Big Bang with a collision between branes and which solves the flatness and homogeneity problems via the flatness of the branes without invoking inflation
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ekpyrotic universe

Summary

ekpyrotic universe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ekpyrotic universe is credited with the discovery of Burt Ovrut[2].
  • ekpyrotic universe is credited with the discovery of Paul Steinhardt[3].
  • ekpyrotic universe is credited with the discovery of Neil Turok[4].
  • ekpyrosis is named after ekpyrotic universe[5].
  • ekpyrotic universe's subclass of is recorded as brane cosmology[6].
  • ekpyrotic universe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • ekpyrotic universe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gcl8y[8].
  • ekpyrotic universe's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 133670710[9].
  • ekpyrotic universe's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C133670710[10].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Burt Ovrut[2], a physicist[11], b. 2000[12], of United States[13]; Paul Steinhardt[3], a physicist[14], b. 1952[15], of United States[16], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[17], specialised in theoretical physics[18]; and Neil Turok[4], a physicist[19], b. 1958[20], of South Africa[21], awarded the TED Prize[22].

Why It Matters

ekpyrotic universe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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  9. [10] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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