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Explains the origin, history, and evolution of the universe based on the creation mythology of a specific tradition.
Religious Cosmology
Includes an act or process of creation by a deity or pantheon.
Creation Mythology
Believes in pre-mortal life and eternal intelligence. Earth was created from existing matter.
Mormon Cosmology
Believes the universe has no beginning or end and is dependent on karma.
Buddhist Cosmology
Teaches that God created the universe and that it is a symbol for spiritual contemplation.
Islamic Cosmology
Believes the universe is timeless, created and destroyed in cycles.
Hindu Cosmology
Began in 1915 with Einstein’s theory of relativity and Hubble’s discovery of an expanding universe.
Scientific Cosmology
Proposed an unchanging universe with continuous creation of matter.
Steady State Theory
Theory proposing the universe originated from a singularity and expanded.
Big Bang Theory
Short-range force that binds the nucleus of an atom.
Strong Nuclear Force
Long-range force that binds atoms and can attract or repel.
Electromagnetic Force
Short-range force involved in radioactive decay.
Weak Nuclear Force
Weak, long-range force that binds the Solar System.
Gravitational Force
Process where forces separated due to dropping temperature after the Big Bang.
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Discovered that galaxies are moving away from each other, supporting expansion.
Hubble’s Law
Leftover radiation from the early universe discovered in 1964.
Cosmic Microwave Background
Presence of light elements like hydrogen and helium in the universe.
Abundance of Light Elements
Problem where the universe appears geometrically flat.
Flatness Problem
Problem involving undetected magnetic monopoles predicted by Big Bang.
Monopole Problem
Problem involving uniform CMB temperature across regions not in contact.
Horizon Problem
Proposes exponential expansion of the early universe solving Big Bang problems.
Inflation Theory
Proposed inflation to solve Big Bang issues.
Alan Guth
Energy of empty space causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.
Dark Energy
Hypothetical invisible matter that makes up most of the universe’s mass.
Dark Matter