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physics.hist-ph2017★ 52 cited
One Hundred Years of the Cosmological Constant: from 'Superfluous Stunt' to Dark Energy
Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Michael O'Keeffe, Werner Nahm +1
We present a centennial review of the history of the term known as the cosmological constant. First introduced to the general theory of relativity by Einstein in 1917 in order to d…
physics.hist-ph2017★ 62 cited
Einstein's 1917 Static Model of the Universe: A Centennial Review
Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Michael O'Keeffe, Werner Nahm +1
We present a historical review of Einstein's 1917 paper 'Cosmological Considerations in the General Theory of Relativity' to mark the centenary of a key work that set the foundatio…