The Einstein's biggest blunder that wasn't

[inphone]

The Einstein's biggest blunder that wasn't[^]. The genius of Albert Einstein, who added a "cosmological constant" to his equation for the expansion of the universe but later retracted it, may be vindicated by new research. :cool:

[Giles]

This is out every year. He was right! He was wrong He was right! He was wrong. I'm tired of seeing it each year, as someone comes up with something new, and then you don't hear anything about it, probably becuase a flaw was found, and I no longer subscribe to Physics World, or any acedemic journals to found out what happened. New Scientist does not count! Dark energy, zero point energy bla bla bla. They don't know what it is yet. These people are theoretical physicists. They are just playing with very hard sums, and for many hope they have found something worthy of a Nobel. Hold your horses. Nobody has reviewed this stuff yet, and my money is on a assumtions they have made. e.g. like the horse being spherical and raised in a vacuum. :-D

[Marc Clifton]

Giles wrote:

They don't know what it is yet.

Go ID! Go ID! Go ID! (I had just had to say that). Marc VS2005 Tips & Tricks -- contributions welcome!

[Marc Clifton]

The enigmatic "dark energy" that drives the acceleration of the Universe behaves just like Einstein's famed cosmological constant, according to the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS).Their observations reveal that the dark energy behaves like Einstein's cosmological constant to a precision of 10%. You know, I really hope they're not quoting a scientist when they use the words "just like" and "to a precision of 10%" in the same paragraph. And assuming they're not, that journalist should be relegated to attending Kansas Board Of Education meetings. Marc VS2005 Tips & Tricks -- contributions welcome!

[Giles]

Marc Clifton wrote:

You know, I really hope they're not quoting a scientist when they use the words "just like" and "to a precision of 10%" in the same paragraph.

Scientists say, its a bit like stuff and things in that kind of area. :-D

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[Giles]

Oooooo, on deadly ground. You fire starter you. The people of Iowa, or where the hell ever (I will surely burn for that), probably don't read physics world either. I forget who it it who's voted who in, and who out out which ever school governor board. Anyways, all I can say is: Go FSM!, Go FSM!, Go FSM! :laugh: Aaaaaduka duka duka!

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