Einstein And The Evolving Universe

TL;DR

This paper discusses how Einstein's space-time geometry, fundamental to understanding the universe, is increasingly complemented by phenomena like dark matter and dark energy, which challenge traditional cosmological models.

Contribution

It provides a panoramic overview of the evolution of cosmological theories, highlighting the growing importance of dark components alongside Einstein's geometric framework.

Findings

Dark matter and dark energy are essential for a complete universe model.

Einstein's space-time geometry is complemented but not overshadowed by new phenomena.

The universe's structure involves features beyond classical Einsteinian predictions.

Abstract

A panoramic view, preceded by a short background of Newtonian mechanics and Maxwellian electrodynamics, is offered on the extent of how Einstein's space-time geometry, believed to be central to an understanding of the structure of the universe, is overshadowed by several hitherto unheard of features like dark matter and dark energy, that seem to be necessary, but by no means sufficient, for a more complete picture.