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A Machian interpretation of the cosmological constant
Author(s) -
Liu Hongya,
Mashhoon Bahram
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.19955070604
Subject(s) - physics , cosmological constant , theoretical physics , interpretation (philosophy) , gravitation , einstein , classical mechanics , universe , metric expansion of space , lambda cdm model , gravitational constant , constant (computer programming) , field (mathematics) , cosmology , dark energy , quantum mechanics , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics , programming language
A 5D Machian generalization of Einstein's theory of gravitation is described in which the cosmological constant appears as the contribution of the rest of the universe to the gravitational field of an “isolated” source. This work amounts to a Machian interpretation of the Kaluza‐Klein theory. The standard cosmological models are derived in this framework, and it is shown that ‐ in conformity with the interpretation presented here ‐ the cosmological constant does not directly contribute to the geometric description of the universe as a whole.