God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity and the Expanding Universe
Aczel, Amir D.
From Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
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Quantity: 1From Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
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In a work of awesome scope, Amir Aczel investigates what powers the stars on their journey to the edge of the universe. Using Einstein and his theories to explain the latest developments in cosmology, Aczel outlines the links between relativity and cosmology via Einstein's "cosmological constant." In the author's view, Einstein served as God's mouthpiece, revealing the most fundamental truths about our larger environment, truths contemporary scientists are just now confirming. This book is the first to discuss certain letters of Einstein that put a new spin on his relationship with other scientists and on his early efforts to prove his revolutionary theories. Seller Inventory # SKU2010029652
Bibliographic Details
Title: God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity and the...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
About this title
Aczel shows Einstein's aesthetic troubles with the cosmological constant, which preceded theoretical and experimental problems leading to its abandonment. The universe was caught in the act of expansion by Edwin Hubble, and the constant, originally invoked to maintain a steady-state universe, was unnecessary. Fortunately, though, the mathematics underlying the constant had become important tools for physicists; observations in 1997 and 1998 by Saul Perlmutter, Neta Bahcall, and others showed that the universe will continue expanding indefinitely and sent theorists back to the drawing board to revise their equations. The cosmological constant returned triumphant, and while its inventor might never have approved of it, today's scientific community gives it an honored role in God's Equation. --Rob Lightner
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