Traveling at the Speed of Thought : Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves /

Afficher d'autres versions (1)

"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...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kennefick, Daniel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Tid och rum.
Allmänna relativitetsteorin.
Gravitation.
Gravitationswelle
Space and time.
Gravitational waves.
General relativity (Physics)
Einstein field equations.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Espace et temps.
Relativite generale (Physique)
Équations du champ d'Einstein.
Ondes gravitationnelles.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

Documents similaires