Recombination en · PROPN
Etymology
From 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.
Meanings
- The epoch of recombination of the Universe, where atomic matter formed from free particles, combining protons with electrons. One of the Ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when neutral hydrogen formed out of the cosmic soup of protons and electrons in plasma, that condensed out of the energy of the Big Bang. This era produces the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
Coordinates
Stelliferous Epoch · Reionization · Cosmic Dark Ages · Black Hole Era · Radiation Age · Inflation · Cosmic Dark Age · Stelliferous Age · Radiation Epoch · Big Bang · Radiation Era · Black Hole Age · Black Hole Epoch · Stelliferous Era · Heat Death of the Universe
Synonyms
Recombination Era · Recombination Age · Epoch of Recombination · Era of Recombination · Recombination Epoch · Age of Recombination