On the Curvature of Space

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"On the Curvature of Space" is a pioneering 1922 paper by Alexander Friedmann that introduced non-static, expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the theoretical foundation for modern cosmology.

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instanceOf cosmology paper ⓘ
physics paper ⓘ
scientific paper ⓘ
acknowledgedBy 20th-century cosmologists ⓘ
assumes homogeneity of the universe ⓘ
isotropy of the universe ⓘ
author Alexander Friedmann ⓘ
basedOnTheory Einstein field equations ⓘ
contribution demonstrated possibility of expanding universe ⓘ
provided mathematical basis for homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models ⓘ
showed that Einstein field equations admit time-dependent solutions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Russia ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
criticizedBy Albert Einstein ⓘ
describes closed universe models ⓘ
negatively curved space ⓘ
open universe models ⓘ
positively curved space ⓘ
spatially homogeneous universes ⓘ
field cosmology ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
historicalSignificance first publication of expanding-universe solutions ⓘ
foundation for relativistic cosmology ⓘ
influenced Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang

Georges Lemaître's cosmological work ⓘ
modern cosmology ⓘ
influencedBy Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity ⓘ
introducedConcept expanding universe solutions ⓘ
non-static cosmological solutions ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
laterRecognizedAs pioneering work in cosmology ⓘ
mathematicalTool Riemannian geometry ⓘ
differential equations ⓘ
proposedModel Friedmann cosmological models ⓘ
Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric ⓘ
publicationYear 1922 ⓘ
relatedTo Einstein static universe ⓘ
Friedmann equations ⓘ
cosmological constant ⓘ
status landmark paper in cosmology ⓘ
timeDependence scale factor of the universe ⓘ
topic cosmic expansion ⓘ
curvature of space ⓘ
dynamics of the universe ⓘ
non-static universe ⓘ
usesConcept cosmological principle ⓘ
curved spacetime ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ

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