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Comments on the cosmological-horizon problem

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We discuss attempts that have been made to deal with the cosmological-horizon problem. We suggest that the resolution of this problem must be sought in the physics of the Planck era.

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  1. Istituto di Astronomia dell’ Università, Padova, Italia

    M. Calvani

  2. International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy

    S. Matarrese

  3. Istituto di Fisica dell’ Università, Padova, Italia

    M. D. Pollock

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Calvani, M., Matarrese, S. & Pollock, M.D. Comments on the cosmological-horizon problem. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 34, 183–189 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817054

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