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Cosmology and the Cosmological Constant

Investigate what Einstein reportedly called his “biggest blunder”: his insistence that the universe is static, despite the prediction of general relativity that space is either expanding or contracting. Explore why general relativity is inconsistent with a static universe, and chart astronomer Edwin Hubble’s pioneering observations that prove we live in an expanding cosmos.

English
  • Runtime 28 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created January 29, 2021 by
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  • Modified January 29, 2021 by
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