Einstein was right the science and history of gravitational waves

Einstein was right the science and history of gravitational waves

A compelling interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves--ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by the movement of large masses--as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Buchwald, Jed Z.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Gravitational waves.
SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity
EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2399339.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Quest for (and Discovery of) Gravitational Waves
  • 3 One Hundred Years of Relativity
  • 4 The New Era of Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics
  • 5 The Wagers of Science
  • 6 The Genesis and Transformation of General Relativity
  • 7 The Detection of Gravitational Waves
  • 8 Einstein at Caltech
  • 9 How General Relativity Shaped Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science
  • Notes
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index

Similar Items