| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. A very good summer -- Chapter 2. Wrinkles in time -- Chapter 3. How light sheds on gravity -- Chapter 4. Does gravity do the twist? -- Chapter 5. Celestial lighthouses for testing relativity -- Chapter 6. How to use a black hole to test general relativity -- Chapter 7. Gravitational waves detected at last! -- Chapter 8. What do gravitational waves tell us? -- Chapter 9. A loud future for gravitational wave science -- Chapter 10. A dialogue -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index |
| Summary |
Will and Yunes chronicle the latest scientific discoveries as they put Einstein's theory to the test in astonishing ways. They document the struggles to reconcile gravity with quantum mechanics, dark matter, and the scientific process to seek a new understanding of the cosmos. Describes cutting-edge theoretical physics without equations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 4, 2020) |
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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| SUBJECT |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 fast |
| Subject |
Gravitation.
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General relativity (Physics)
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Gravitation
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General relativity (Physics)
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Gravitation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yunes, Nicolás, author.
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| ISBN |
9780192579430 |
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0192579436 |
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9780192579423 |
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0192579428 |
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