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Recombination
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recombination
English
Etymology
From en recombination.
The name is slightly inaccurate and is given for historical reasons: in fact the electrons and atomic nuclei were combining for the first time.2023 July 13, Wikipedia contributors, “Chronology of the universe”, in English WikipediaRecombination [1]
Proper noun
en cosmology The en epoch of en recombination of the en Universe, where atomic matter formed from free particles, combining protons with electrons. One of the en Ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when neutral en hydrogen formed out of the cosmic soup of en protons and en electrons in en plasma, that condensed out of the energy of the en Big Bang. This era produces the en Cosmic Microwave Background (en CMB).
Synonyms
en Age of Recombination Era of Recombination Epoch of Recombination Recombination Age Recombination Era Recombination Epoch
Coordinate terms
en Big Bang Inflation Reionization Cosmic Dark Ages,Cosmic Dark Age Stelliferous Age,Stelliferous Era,Stelliferous Epoch Black Hole Age,Black Hole Era,Black Hole Epoch Radiation Age,Radiation Era,Radiation Epoch Heat Death of the Universe
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