On a Stationary System With Spherical Symmetry Consisting of Many Gravitating Masses

1939/10/01 by Albert Einstein · 390 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Circular symmetry #Classical mechanics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Geometry #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Physics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Symmetry (geometry)

paper · doi:10.2307/1968902

published in Annals of Mathematics 40(4), 922 (Princeton University)

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