Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational WavesPrinceton University Press, 29. mar. 2016 - 336 síður Since Einstein first described them nearly a century ago, gravitational waves have been the subject of more sustained controversy than perhaps any other phenomenon in physics. These as yet undetected fluctuations in the shape of space-time were first predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity, but only now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, are we on the brink of finally observing them. |
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2 The Prehistory of Gravitational Waves | 18 |
3 The Origins of Gravitational Waves | 41 |
4 The Speed of Thought | 66 |
5 Do Gravitational Waves Exist? | 79 |
6 Gravitational Waves and the Renaissance of General Relativity | 105 |
7 Debating the Analogy | 124 |
8 The Problem of Motion | 144 |
10 On the Verge of Detection | 203 |
11 The Quadrupole Formula Controversy | 231 |
12 Keeping Up with the Speed of Thought | 259 |
The Referees Report | 281 |
Interviews and Other New Sources | 290 |
NOTES | 293 |
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