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Is Einstein still right? : [black holes, gravitational waves, and the quest to verify Einstein's greatest creation]
Clifford M. Will (Author), Nicolás Yunes (Author)
Will and Yunes chronicle the latest scientific discoveries as they put Einstein's theory to the test in astonishing ways. They document the struggles to reconcile gravity with quantum mechanics, dark matter, and the scientific process to seek a new understanding of the cosmos. Describes cutting-edge theoretical physics without equations
eBook, English, 2020
First edition View all formats and editions
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020
1 online resource
9780192579430, 9780192579423, 0192579436, 0192579428
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. A very good summer
Chapter 2. Wrinkles in time
Chapter 3. How light sheds on gravity
Chapter 4. Does gravity do the twist?
Chapter 5. Celestial lighthouses for testing relativity
Chapter 6. How to use a black hole to test general relativity
Chapter 7. Gravitational waves detected at last!
Chapter 8. What do gravitational waves tell us?
Chapter 9. A loud future for gravitational wave science
Chapter 10. A dialogue
Suggestions for further reading
Index