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Covariance Restrictions Defended

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Albert Einstein1914

Berlin · Science / 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.

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Albert Einstein

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