Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, With a New Afterwo

Govert / Rees Schilling

368 pages, parution le 17/03/2019

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

The detection of gravitational waves-ripples in spacetime-has already been called the scientific coup of this century. Govert Schilling recounts the struggles that threatened to derail the quest and describes the detector's astounding precision, weaving far-reaching discoveries about the universe into a gripping story of ambition and perseverance.A Physics Today Best Book of the Year A Forbes "For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life" Selection "Succinct, accessible, and remarkably timely... This book is a rare find." -Physics Today "Belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in learning the scientific, historical, and personal stories behind some of the most incredible scientific advances of the 21st century." -Forbes The detection of gravitational waves has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime over a hundred years ago, but they were only recently perceived directly for the first time. Ripples in Spacetime is an engaging account of the international effort to complete Einstein's project, capture his elusive ripples, and launch an era of gravitational-wave astronomy that promises to explain, more vividly than ever before, our universe's structure and origin. "Schilling's deliciously nerdy grand tour takes us through compelling backstory, current research, and future expectations." -Nature "A lively and readable account... Schilling underlines that this discovery is the opening of a new window on the universe, the beginning of a new branch of science." -Graham Farmelo, The GuardianGovert Schilling is an astronomy journalist and writer based in the Netherlands. Martin Rees is a cosmologist and space scientist based in Cambridge, England. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Harvard University Press
Auteur(s)	Govert / Rees Schilling
Parution	17/03/2019
Nb. de pages	368
EAN13	9780674237742

Avantages Eyrolles.com

Livraison à partir de 0,01 € en France métropolitaine

Paiement en ligne SÉCURISÉ

Livraison dans le monde

Retour sous 15 jours

+ d'un million et demi de livres disponibles

Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, With a New Afterwo

Résumé

Caractéristiques techniques

Consultez aussi