Gravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves
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According to the theory of relativity, we are constantly bathed in gravitational radiation. When stars explode or collide, a portion of their mass becomes energy that disturbs the very fabric of the space-time continuum like ripples in a pond. But proving the existence of these waves has been difficult; the cosmic shudders are so weak that only the most sensitive instruments can be expected to observe them directly. Fifteen times during the last thirty...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226113787
ISBN13:9780226113784
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:864 Pages
Weight:2.65 lbs.
Dimensions:2.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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