Cosmological constant
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-11-03T19:48:21.016Z
modified: 2020-11-03T19:48:11.47Z
narrower: Cosmological constant experiments
broader: Observational cosmology
broader: Dark energy
definition: A term introduced by Einstein into his gravitational field equations in order to allow a solution corresponding to a static Universe. The cosmological constant is physically interpreted as due to the vacuum energy of quantized fields.
alternative label: Lambda

Cosmological constant experiments
type: Concept
broader: Cosmological constant

Observational cosmology
type: Concept
narrower: Cosmological constant

Dark energy
type: Concept
narrower: Cosmological constant