cosmological
Americanadjective
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For decades, the cosmological constant largely faded from prominence.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
The cosmological constant first appeared in Albert Einstein's equations of general relativity, his theory of space, time, and gravity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
To keep his equations from predicting a collapsing universe, he introduced the cosmological constant as a kind of repulsive effect in empty space that counterbalanced gravity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
"What we've shown is that if space-time has this non-trivial topology, then it resolves one of the deadliest problems of the cosmological constant," said study co-author Stephon Alexander, a professor of physics at Brown.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
Since the universe would already be expanding just as in the hot big bang model, the repulsive effect of this cosmological constant would therefore have made the universe expand at an ever-increasing rate.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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