Traveling at the speed of thought : Einstein and the quest for gravitational waves /

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"Daniel Kennefick's landmark book takes readers through the theoretical controversies and thorny debates that raged around the subject of gravitational waves after the publication of Einstein's theory. The previously untold story of how we arrived at a settled theory of gravitational...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kennefick, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Gravitational waves.
Einstein field equations.
General relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Ondes gravitationnelles.
Équations du champ d'Einstein.
Relativité générale (Physique)
Espace et temps.
SCIENCE > Energy.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
Einstein field equations
Gravitational waves
Space and time
Gravitationswelle
Gravitation.
Allmänna relativitetsteorin.
Tid och rum.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The gravitational wave analogy
  • 2. The prehistory of gravitational waves
  • 3. The origins of gravitational waves
  • 4. The speed of thought
  • 5. Do gravitational waves exist?
  • 6. Gravitational waves and the renaissance of general relativity
  • 7. Debating the analogy
  • 8. The problem of motion
  • 9. Portrait of the skeptics
  • 10. On the verge of detection
  • 11. The quadrupole formula controversy
  • 12. Keeping up with the speed of thought
  • Appendix A : The referee's report
  • Appendix B : Interviews and other new sources
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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