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Particle Epochs of the Early Universe: Observation, Measurement & Evidence

As the early universe expanded and cooled, the particle species and interactions in thermal equilibrium changed. Early particle epochs connect collider physics, dark-matter freeze-out models, neutrino cosmology, baryogenesis, and Big Bang nucleosynthesis.

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As the early universe expanded and cooled, the particle species and interactions in thermal equilibrium changed.

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Expansion reduces temperature and density, while interaction rates determine whether particle populations remain in equilibrium.

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