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'''Alan H. Guth''' (1947 - ) is a ] and ]. Guth has researched ] theory (and how ] theory is applicable to the early ]). | ||
| As a junior particle physicist, Guth first developed the idea of inflation in ] at ] after attending a ] lecture by ]. In ], Guth formally proposed the idea of ], the idea that the nascent universe passed through a phase of exponential expansion that was driven by a negative vacuum energy density (positive vacuum pressure). | As a junior particle physicist, Guth first developed the idea of inflation in ] at ] after attending a ] lecture by ]. In ], Guth formally proposed the idea of ], the idea that the nascent universe passed through a phase of exponential expansion that was driven by a negative vacuum energy density (positive vacuum pressure). | ||
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* "It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch". — A. H. Guth | ||
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Alan H. Guth (1947 - ) is a physicist and cosmologist. Guth has researched elementary particle theory (and how particle theory is applicable to the early universe).
As a junior particle physicist, Guth first developed the idea of inflation in 1979 at Stanford University after attending a Big Bang lecture by Robert Dicke. In 1981, Guth formally proposed the idea of cosmic inflation, the idea that the nascent universe passed through a phase of exponential expansion that was driven by a negative vacuum energy density (positive vacuum pressure).
Guth is the Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Quote
- "It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch". — A. H. Guth
Publications
- Guth, Alan, "The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins". 1998. ISBN 0201328402
External links, references, and resources
- Alan H. Guth, MIT Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics webpage
- Alan Guth - "Eternal inflation: Successes and questions"