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Wolfgang Priester: from the big bounce to the \(\Lambda\)-dominated universe

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Wolfgang Priester (1924–2005) was one of Germany’s most versatile and quixotic astrophysicists, reinventing himself successively as a radio astronomer, space physicist and cosmologist, and making a lasting impact on each field. We focus in this personal account on his contributions to cosmology, where he will be most remembered for his association with quasars, his promotion of the idea of a nonsingular “big bounce” at the beginning of the current expansionary phase, and his recognition of the importance of dark energy (Einstein’s cosmological constant Λ) well before this became the standard paradigm in cosmology.

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  1. Gravity Probe B, Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-4085, USA

    James Overduin

  2. Aerospace Department, University of Applied Sciences, Fachhochschule Aachen, 52064, Aachen, Germany

    Hans-Joachim Blome

  3. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Management, Space Science (RD-RX), 53227, Bonn, Germany

    Josef Hoell

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In memoriam Wolfgang Priester, 22 April 1924 – 9 July 2005

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Overduin, J., Blome, HJ. & Hoell, J. Wolfgang Priester: from the big bounce to the \(\Lambda\)-dominated universe. Naturwissenschaften 94, 417–429 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0187-x

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