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A {{w|Eternal_inflation#Overview|bubble universe}} is a concept in the {{w|Inflation (cosmology)|inflation theory of cosmology}} in which our observable universe is just one of many "bubbles" of matter and radiation that formed after the {{w|Big Bang}}.
 
A {{w|Eternal_inflation#Overview|bubble universe}} is a concept in the {{w|Inflation (cosmology)|inflation theory of cosmology}} in which our observable universe is just one of many "bubbles" of matter and radiation that formed after the {{w|Big Bang}}.
  
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The comic seems to be recursive, where one Cueball's bubble universe contains another Cueball doing the same thing, blowing bubbles, seeming to contain the whole scene within one of the bubbles in the original scene.
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The title text claims this theory "Finally unifies cosmic inflation and regular inflation." Cosmic inflation refers to the expansionary phase of the universe shortly after the Big Bang; this would explain why that happened with the simple proposition that it was a bubble and inflated like regular bubbles do. Unification of theories is a popular goal among scientists, since it makes it possible to provide a single explanation for multiple phenomena.
 
The title text claims this theory "Finally unifies cosmic inflation and regular inflation." Cosmic inflation refers to the expansionary phase of the universe shortly after the Big Bang; this would explain why that happened with the simple proposition that it was a bubble and inflated like regular bubbles do. Unification of theories is a popular goal among scientists, since it makes it possible to provide a single explanation for multiple phenomena.

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