cosmological constant

English

Noun

cosmological constant (plural cosmological constants)

1. (physics) A term added by Albert Einstein to his equations of general relativity in order to account for a supposed static universe, since used to describe vacuum energy as a form of dark energy.

Usage notes

Usually given the symbol Λ (lambda) in equations.

Synonyms

• Λ
• lambda

Coordinate terms

• dark energy
• vacuum energy
• dark sector
• quintessence
• phantom energy

Translations

physical term

• Danish: kosmologisk konstant c (often in the definite)
• Finnish: kosmologinen vakio
• Georgian: კოსმოლოგიური მუდმივა (ḳosmologiuri mudmiva)
• Polish: stała kosmologiczna f
• Thai: ค่าคงตัวจักรวาล