Concept information
Preferred term
Tolman metric
Definition(s)
- In mathematical physics, the Lemaître–Tolman metric is the spherically symmetric dust solution of Einstein's field equations. It was first found by Georges Lemaître in 1933 and Richard Tolman in 1934 and later investigated by Hermann Bondi in 1947. This solution describes a spherical cloud of dust (finite or infinite) that is expanding or collapsing under gravity. It is also known as the Lemaître–Tolman–Bondi metric or the Tolman metric. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lema%C3%AEtre%E2%80%93Tolman_metric)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Tolman cosmology
- Tolman-Lemaître-Bondi metric
- Tolman-Lemaître metric
- Tolman model
- Tolman space
- Tolman spacetime
- Tolman universe
In other languages
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French
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cosmologie de Tolman
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espace de Tolman
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espace-temps de Tolman
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métrique de Tolman-Lemaître
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métrique de Tolman-Lemaître-Bondi
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modèle de Tolman
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univers de Tolman
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-DD9TBDZ5-L
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