Title:
Einstein’s Biggest Blunder: A Cosmic Mystery Story
Speaker:
Lawrence Krauss
Subject:
standard model of cosmology
Area:
Physics
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Country:
United States
Course language:
English (United States)
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Video
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Contributor:
jakob sandvad
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Einstein’s Biggest Blunder: A Cosmic Mystery Story
by Lawrence Krauss | May 30, 2007 | 1 hr., 12 min.
The standard model of cosmology built up over 20 years is no longer accepted as accurate. New data suggest that most of the energy density of the universe may be contained in empty space. Remarkably, this is exactly what would be expected if Einstein’s cosmological constant really exists. If it does, its origin is the biggest mystery in physics and presents huge challenges for the fundamental theories of elementary particles and fields. Krauss explains Einstein’s concept and describes its possible implications.