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Stulecie kosmologicznych prac Einsteina i de Sittera
The centenary of Einstein's and de Sitter's cosmological works

Author(s): Robert Janusz
Subject(s): Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Copernicus Center Press
Keywords: cosmology; model; mathematics; Albert Einstein; Willem de Sitter

Summary/Abstract: In the article some philosophical issues regarding the emergence of the modern cosmology are discussed. The mathematical field equations enabled for the first time in the history to set a cosmological problem as a physical one. The “power” of mathematics was not easy to be read by the pioneers of cosmology. Also the philosophical perspective on the Universe changed in front of this “power” expressed by Einstein and de Sitter in their models. In the paper we propose also some new ideas related to the mathematics of cosmology as a physical science.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 63
  • Page Range: 167-181
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish