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Covariance Restrictions Defended

Einstein defended the restricted covariance of his provisional gravitational equations, believing at the time that broader coordinate freedom would prevent a unique physical description.

Albert Einstein in a 1912 portrait
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Covariance Restrictions Defended

1914 · Berlin · Germany · Physics

Einstein defended the restricted covariance of his provisional gravitational equations, believing at the time that broader coordinate freedom would prevent a unique physical description.