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Ripples in Spacetime - Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy (Hardcover)
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Ripples in Spacetime - Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 490
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It has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the
century: the detection of gravitational waves. Einstein predicted
these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime nearly a hundred
years ago, but they were never perceived directly until now.
Decades in the making, this momentous discovery has given
scientists a new understanding of the cataclysmic events that shape
the universe and a new confirmation of Einstein's theory of general
relativity. 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. The quest for gravitational waves
involved years of risky research and many personal and professional
struggles that threatened to derail one of the world's largest
scientific endeavors. Govert Schilling takes readers to sites where
these stories unfolded-including Japan's KAGRA detector, Chile's
Atacama Cosmology Telescope, the South Pole's BICEP detectors, and
the United States' LIGO labs. He explains the seeming impossibility
of developing technologies sensitive enough to detect waves from
two colliding black holes in the very distant universe, and
describes the astounding precision of the LIGO detectors. Along the
way Schilling clarifies concepts such as general relativity,
neutron stars, and the big bang using language that readers with
little scientific background can grasp. Ripples in Spacetime
provides a window into the next frontiers of astronomy, weaving
far-reaching predictions and discoveries into a gripping story of
human ambition and perseverance.
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