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In the search for explanations of the large scale structure and contents of our universe, questions of origin must inevitably be addressed. What is the origin of the present large scale homogeneity and isotropy of the matter distributions (both of radiation and particles)? What is the origin of near flatness of the large scale spatial geometry? What is the origin of the deviations from exact homogeneity, isotropy and spatial flatness represented by matter condensations such as galaxies and their clusters? What is the origin of the matter content itself — the baryons, the background electromagnetic radiation and the putative backgrounds of neutrinos and gravitons? Following J.A. Wheeler (e.g., 1973) one might even ask for the origin of the laws of physics themselves.
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Hartle, J.B. (1984). The Early Universe Report of Workshop B2. In: Bertotti, B., de Felice, F., Pascolini, A. (eds) General Relativity and Gravitation. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6469-3_19
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