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The Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Physical Sciences
Alex Harvey
Mathematics and its relation to the physical universe have been the topic of speculation since the days of Pythagoras. Several different views of the nature of mathematics have bee…
A Simple Continuous Parametrization of the Kasner Indices
Alex Harvey
A parametrization of the Kasner indices in terms of a continuous parameter is constructed by exploiting their representation as trilinear coordinates. This provides a clear picture…
The Cosmological Constant
Alex Harvey
Contrary to popular mythology, Einstein did not invent the cosmological constant just in order construct his model universe. He discussed it earlier in "The Foundations of General…
How Einstein Discovered Dark Energy
Alex Harvey
In 1917 Einstein published his Cosmological Considerations Concerning the General Theory of Relativity. In it was the first use of the cosmological constant. Shortly thereafter Sch…
Redshifts and Killing Vectors
Alex Harvey, Engelbert L. Schucking, Eugene J. Surowitz
Courses in introductory special and general relativity have increasingly become part of the curriculum for upper-level undergraduate physics majors and master's degree candidates.…