Multiple Choice
What is postulated to have caused a sudden inflation of the early universe?
A) the annihilation of matter and antimatter
B) the separation of the electromagnetic and weak forces
C) the "freezing out" of the strong force from the GUT force
D) the energy released in the fusion of protons and neutrons to produce helium
E) giant quantum fluctuations
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