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Hartle-Hawking state

Hartle-Hawking state noun: a hypothetical state of the universe prior to the Planck epoch, in which time did not exist, only space.

Noun

Hartle-Hawking state (plural Hartle-Hawking states)

  1. A hypothetical state of the universe prior to the Planck epoch, in which time did not exist, only space.

Forms of Hartle-Hawking state

pluralHartle-Hawking states

Origin of Hartle-Hawking state

Named after James Hartle and Stephen Hawking.

Questions about Hartle-Hawking state

What does Hartle-Hawking state mean?
Hartle-Hawking state means a hypothetical state of the universe prior to the Planck epoch, in which time did not exist, only space.
What part of speech is Hartle-Hawking state?
Hartle-Hawking state is a noun.
What is the plural of Hartle-Hawking state?
The plural of Hartle-Hawking state is Hartle-Hawking states.

Words near Hartle-Hawking state in the dictionary

  1. Hartland
  2. Hartlands
  3. Hartlaub
  4. Hartlaubs
  5. Hartle
  6. Hartle-Hawking state
  7. Hartle-Hawking states
  8. Hartlebury
  9. Hartleian
  10. Hartlepool
  11. Hartlepool monkey

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