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A COSMIC CONUNDRUM.
- Source :
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Scientific American Special Edition . Dec2005 Special Edition, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p66-73. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the reemergence of Albert Einstein's cosmological constant. Cosmological constant has reemerged to play a central role in 21st-century physics. It arises from recent observations of an accelerating universe and from the principles of quantum. mechanics. Physicists expect the cosmological term to provide the key to moving beyond Einstein's theory to understand space, time and gravity at a deeper level. INSETS: A Change of Meaning;Models of the Cosmos: Then and Now.
- Subjects :
- *METAPHYSICAL cosmology
*NUCLEAR physics
*QUANTUM theory
*SPACETIME
*GRAVITY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15512991
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Scientific American Special Edition
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 19929075