Assertion: accelerating expansion | /r/CapableOf | stretch out initial variations
Facets:
value: in density
type: OTHER
value: to very large length scales
type: OTHER
value: in temperature
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because the accelerating expansion of space stretches out any initial variations in density or temperature to very large length scales, an essential feature of inflation is that it smooths out inhomogeneities and anisotropies, and reduces the curvature of space.