• DOI:10.1140/epjh/e2017-80002-5
Corpus ID: 119461771

Einstein’s 1917 static model of the universe: a centennial review

@article{ORaifeartaigh2017Einsteins1S,
  title={Einstein’s 1917 static model of the universe: a centennial review},
  author={C. O’Raifeartaigh and M. O'keeffe and W. Nahm and S. Mitton},
  journal={The European Physical Journal H},
  year={2017},
  volume={42},
  pages={431-474}
}

C. O’Raifeartaigh, M. O'keeffe, +1 author S. Mitton

Published 2017

Philosophy, Physics

The European Physical Journal H

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 modern cosmology. We find that the paper followed as a natural next step after Einstein’s development of the general theory of relativity and that the work offers many insights into his thoughts on relativity, astronomy and cosmology. Our review includes a description of the observational and… CONTINUE READING

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