The mystery of the cosmological constant

L Abbott - Scientific American, 1988 - JSTOR
What determines the struc ture of space and time in the universe? According to Ein stein's
general theory of relativity, the geometric properties of space are related to the density of …

Einstein on mass and energy

E Hecht - American Journal of Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
This paper explores the evolution of Einstein's understanding of mass and energy. Early on,
Einstein embraced the idea of a speed-dependent mass but changed his mind in 1906 and …

Energy in the universe

FJ Dyson - Scientific American, 1971 - JSTOR
One need not be a poet or a mystic to find Blake's definition of energy more satisfying than
the defini tions given in textbooks on physics. Even within the framework of physical science …

[PDF][PDF] Einstein's mistake and the cosmological constant

A Harvey, E Schucking - American Journal of Physics, 2000 - users.df.uba.ar
In late 1915 Albert Einstein submitted his completed theory of general relativity to the
Prussian Academy of Sciences. 1 Following this it was as natural for him as it had been for …

[BOOK][B] Light in Einstein's Universe: The Role of Energy in Cosmology and Relativity

R Prokhovnik - 2012 - books.google.com
The tremendous progress in astronomical observations over the past sixty years has
revealed a vast structured universe whose fundamental parti cles are galaxies, and clusters …

Toward a possible solution to the cosmic coincidence problem

K Griest - Physical Review D, 2002 - APS
We suggest a paradigm that might allow for a nonanthropic solution to the cosmic
coincidence problem of why the density of vacuum energy and matter are nearly equal …

Constants and cosmology: The nature and origin of fundamental constants in astrophysics and particle physics

PS Wesson - Space Science Reviews, 1992 - Springer
We ask about the nature and origin of the fundamental constants of astrophysics and particle
physics, notably the speed of light c, the gravitational constant G, Planck's constant h, and …

Energy has mass: a common misunderstanding is re-examined

H Bondi, CB Spurgin - Physics Bulletin, 1987 - iopscience.iop.org
It has come to our notice (for example Warren, 1976) that there is quite widespread
misunderstanding about the interpretation of Einstein's famous equation E= mc2. It seems …

On the general solution to Einstein's vacuum field for the point-mass when λ= 0 and its consequences for relativistic cosmology

SJ Crothers - Progress in Physics, 2005 - books.google.com
It is generally alleged that Einstein's theory leads to a finite but unbounded universe. This
allegation stems from an incorrect analysis of the metric for the point-mass when λ= 0. The …

Einstein pseudotensor and total energy of the universe

N Banerjee, S Sen - Pramana, 1997 - Springer
The total energy of the universe has been calculated assuming that it is the sum of the
contributions from the matter part and gravitational part. The calculations involve the use of …