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Cosmological Term Added to Field Equations

To support a static cosmological solution, Einstein modified the gravitational field equations with an additional cosmological term that could counterbalance large-scale attraction.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Cosmological Term Added to Field Equations

1917 · Berlin · Germany · Astronomy

To support a static cosmological solution, Einstein modified the gravitational field equations with an additional cosmological term that could counterbalance large-scale attraction.

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