Structure and Evolution of Close Binary Systems
- P. Eggleton, S. Mitton, J. Whelan
- Computer Science
- 1976
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We present a translation and analysis of an unpublished manuscript by Albert Einstein in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…
Magnetospheric plasma physics : the impact of Jim Dungey's research
- D. Southwood, S. Cowley, S. Mitton, J. Dungey
- Physics
- 2015
Introduction.- Dungey's Reconnection Model of the Earth's Magnetosphere - The First Forty Years.- Sun et Lumiere: solar wind-magnetosphere coupling as deduced from ionospheric flows and polar…
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…
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…
Heart of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible Universe
- J. Ostriker, S. Mitton
- Physics
- 22 January 2013
Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood…
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…
Astroparticle physics and cosmology
- S. Mitton
- PhysicsThe Lancet
- 20 May 2006
Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science
- S. Mitton
- Physics
- 2005
Foreword Paul Davies Prologue 1. An end and a beginning 2. Training for cosmology 3. The star makers 4. Hoyle's secret war 5. The nature of the Universe 6. Lives of the stars 7. Clash of Titans 8.…
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…
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