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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…
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…
Einstein's cosmology review of 1933: a new perspective on the Einstein-de Sitter model of the cosmos
Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Michael O'Keeffe, Werner Nahm +1
We present a first English translation and analysis of a little-known review of relativistic cosmology written by Albert Einstein in late 1932. The article, which was published in…
Einstein's steady-state theory: an abandoned model of the cosmos
Cormac O'Raifeartaigh, Brendan McCann, Werner Nahm +1
We present a translation and analysis of an unpublished manuscript by Albert Einstein in which he attempted to construct a 'steady-state' model of the universe. The manuscript, whi…