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Machian Motivation Shapes Einstein Cosmology

Einstein designed his early relativistic cosmology partly around the hope that inertia would be determined by the overall distribution of matter, reflecting his interpretation of Mach's ideas.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1917BerlinAstronomy

Machian Motivation Shapes Einstein Cosmology

1917 · Berlin · Germany · Astronomy

Einstein designed his early relativistic cosmology partly around the hope that inertia would be determined by the overall distribution of matter, reflecting his interpretation of Mach's ideas.

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