On Eddington's higher order equations of the gravitational field

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1 October 1948

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

Vol. 8 (2) , 89-94
DOI:10.1017/s0013091500024846

Abstract

Einstein's fundamental equations of the gravitational field are where T^μν are the components of the energy tensor and λ is the cosmical constant. In empty space these equations become which may be reduced to since G = 4λ, by contraction of (2).

Keywords

HIGHER ORDER