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...
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| Формат: | Электронная книга |
| Язык: | English |
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Princeton
Princeton University Press,
[2020]
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| Online-ссылка: | https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2399339.pdf |
Оглавление:
- 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