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Cosmological Constant Problem

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1989

Steven Weinberg1989

Theoretical Cosmology · Science / Astronomy

Weinberg reviews the enormous mismatch between simple quantum-vacuum estimates and the observed small cosmological constant, defining a central theoretical problem for dark energy.

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Steven Weinberg

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