What Einstein Got Wrong Season 1 Episode 6
What Einstein Got Wrong
Season 1

Ep 6. The Cosmological Constant and Dark Energy

  • TV-PG
  • December 8, 2017
  • 28 min

Einstein tried to make general relativity compatible with a static universe by adding a cosmological constant to his equations, a move he later regretted. Learn how this "blunder" now looks prescient in light of the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, driven by some unknown dark energy. Einstein appears to have been right to add the constant, but for the wrong reason.

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Einstein tried to make general relativity compatible with a static universe by adding a cosmological constant to his equations, a move he later regretted. Learn how this "blunder" now looks prescient in light of the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, driven by some unknown dark energy. Einstein appears to have been right to add the constant, but for the wrong reason.

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  • First Aired
    December 8, 2017
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    28 min
  • Language
    English
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