cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
cosmogony
branch of science or a theory concerning the origin of the universe
String cosmology
field of cosmology
observational cosmology
cosmology
inhomogeneous cosmology
Physical cosmological theory
inherence
Empedocles' idea, further developed by Plato and Aristotle, that the qualities of matter come from the relative proportions of each of the four classical Greek elements entering into a thing
space sciences
sciences of outer space
non-standard cosmology
any physical cosmological model of the universe that was, or still is, proposed as an alternative to the then-current standard model of cosmology
fractal cosmology
set of minority cosmological theories about the distribution of matter in the Universe
expansion of the universe
increase in distance between parts of the universe over time
cosmology
discipline directed to the philosophical discussion of the universe as a totality and its conceptual foundations
cosmological decade
a logarithmic division of the lifetime of the cosmos, such that each successive cosmological decade represents a tenfold increase in the total age of the universe
loop quantum cosmology
finite, symmetry-reduced model of loop quantum gravity
physical cosmology
branch of cosmology which studies mathematical models of the universe