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Einstein’s steady-state theory: an abandoned model of the cosmos
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, B. McCann, W. Nahm, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 1 February 2014
Abstract
We present a translation and analysis of an unpublished manuscript by Albert Einstein in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,
which appears…
Einstein’s 1917 static model of the universe: a centennial review
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, Michael E. O'Keeffe, W. Nahm, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 25 January 2017
Abstract
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 foundations of…
The contribution of VM Slipher to the discovery of the expanding universe
- C. O’Raifeartaigh
- Physics
- 21 December 2012
A brief history of the discovery of the expanding universe is presented, with an emphasis on the seminal contribution of VM Slipher. It is suggested that the well-known Hubble graph of 1929 could…
Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Einstein World
- C. O’Raifeartaigh
- PhysicsEinstein Studies
- 20 June 2019
This article presents a brief review of some historical and philosophical aspects of Einstein's 1917 paper 'Cosmological Considerations in the General Theory of Relativity', a landmark work that…
One hundred years of the cosmological constant: from “superfluous stunt” to dark energy
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, Michael E. O'Keeffe, W. Nahm, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 18 November 2017
Abstract
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 describe a…
A new perspective on steady-state cosmology: from Einstein to Hoyle
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 4 June 2015
We recently reported the discovery of an unpublished manuscript by Albert Einstein in which he attempted a 'steady-state' model of the universe, i.e., a cosmic model in which the expanding universe…
Einstein’s cosmology review of 1933: a new perspective on the Einstein-de Sitter model of the cosmos
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, Michael E. O'Keeffe, W. Nahm, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 27 March 2015
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 1933 in a book of…
Einstein’s cosmic model of 1931 revisited: an analysis and translation of a forgotten model of the universe
- C. O’Raifeartaigh, B. McCann
- Physics
- 8 December 2013
Abstract
We present an analysis and translation of Einstein’s 1931 paper “Zum
kosmologischen Problem der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie” or “On the
cosmological problem of the general theory of…
MEV ION IMPLANTATION INDUCED DAMAGE IN RELAXED SI1-XGEX
- A. Larsen, C. O’Raifeartaigh, P. Hemment
- Materials Science, Physics
- 1 March 1997
The damage produced by implanting, at room temperature, 3-μm-thick relaxed Si1−xGex alloys of high crystalline quality with 2 MeV Si+ ions has been studied as a function of Ge content (x=0.04, 0.13,…
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