Cosmological constant

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Term: Cosmological constant
Definition:

A term introduced by Einstein into his gravitational field equations in order to allow a solution corresponding to a static Universe. The cosmological constant is physically interpreted as due to the vacuum energy of quantized fields.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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