Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

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Module 14: Big Bang Cosmology: the Origin and Fate of the Universe

07: The Inflationary Epoch

Video References

• References for Module 14: Big Bang Cosmology: the Origin and Fate of the Universe
  • Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
    • 29: The Big Bang
  • 07: The Inflationary Epoch
    • The Inflationary Epoch solves a number of problems associated with the Standard Big Bang model. It also raises some wild questions about the nature of the origin of the cosmos.
    • The basics
    • Inflationary epoch
    • Cosmological Inflation
    • Critical Density
    • Grand Unified Theory (GUT)
    • Grand Unified Theory (GUT): elementary...
    • Quantum Gravity
    • Quantum Gravity: simpler...
    • Phase Transition
    • BICEP2 attempt to see effects of gravitational waves on CMB
    • False Vacuum
    • Quantum Foam