The results disproved several specific cosmic inflation models, but are consistent with the inflation theory in general.

The Viper telescope was able to confirm inflation theory, clearly showing the length of the arc was a degree.

This allowed them to confront for the first time an important prediction of inflation theory.

But according to inflation theory, the brightness of the bumps should be slightly dependent on their apparent sizes in the sky.

The stage is set for a race to achieve the next milestone, proof of inflation theory.

This resolution of the "monopole problem" was regarded as a success of cosmic inflation theory.

The inflation theory predicts that the universe should be precisely balanced between eternal expansion and eventual collapse.

In inflation theory, no matter where omega starts, it would be driven towards equal to one, because the universe becomes so huge.

The paradox was resolved, as Guth soon realized, by the inflation theory.

It is to these inflation theories that we now turn our attention.