A new perspective on Einstein's philosophy of cosmology
History and Philosophy of Physics
2016-01-12 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
The recent discovery that Einstein once attempted - and quickly abandoned - a steady-state model of the expanding universe sheds new light on his philosophical journey from static to dynamic cosmologies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1504.02873,
title = {A new perspective on Einstein's philosophy of cosmology},
author = {Cormac O'Raifeartaigh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.02873},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Revised book chapter. To be published in 'The Philosophy of Cosmology:Foundations and Perspectives'. Eds J.Silk and J.Barrow (Cambridge University Press)