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

Daniel Kennefick

Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press c2007

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (A35.14.13 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Traveling at the speed of thought Einstein and the quest for gravitational waves
  • Autor: Daniel Kennefick
  • Assuntos: Gravitational waves; Einstein field equations; General relativity (Physics); Space and time; Ondes gravitationnelles; Einstein, Equations du champ d'; ONDAS GRAVITACIONAIS; RELATIVIDADE (FÍSICA); Relativité générale (Physique); Espace et temps
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and index
  • Descrição: Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- The gravitational wave analogy -- The prehistory of gravitational waves -- The origins of gravitational waves -- The speed of thought -- Do gravitational waves exist? -- Gravitational waves and the renaissance of general relativity -- Debating the analogy -- The problem of motion -- Portrait of the skeptics -- On the verge of detection -- The quadrupole formula controversy -- Keeping up with the speed of thought -- Appendix A : The referee's report -- Appendix B : Interviews and other new sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
    "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 waves includes a stellar cast from the front ranks of twentieth-century physics, including Richard Feynman, Hermann Bondi, John Wheeler, Kip Thorne, and Einstein himself, who on two occasions avowed that gravitational waves do not exist, changing his mind both times."--BOOK JACKET
  • Editor: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press
  • Data de criação/publicação: c2007
  • Formato: xii, 319 p. ill. 25 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês
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