Alexander Friedmann and the origins of modern cosmology

2012/10/01 by Ari Belenkiy · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #History and Developments in Astronomy #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Friedmann equations #Cosmology #Theoretical physics #Physics #Philosophy #Astronomy #Dark energy

paper · doi:10.1063/pt.3.1750

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Abstract

Friedmann, who died young in 1925, deserves to be called the father of Big Bang cosmology. But his seminal contributions have been widely misrepresented and undervalued.

Citations

• On the Curvature of Space
• The Beginning of the World from the Point of View of Quantum Theory
• �ber die Kr�mmung des Raumes
• Mystery of the missing text solved
• On Einstein's Theory of Gravitation and its Astronomical Consequences. Third Paper.
• Extragalactic nebulae.

Cited by

• Georges Lemaître [wikipedia]

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