Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's Spacetime Ripples Reveal the Secrets of the Universe (Hot Science) - Softcover

Buch 3 von 14: Hot Science

Clegg, Brian

 
9781785783203: Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's Spacetime Ripples Reveal the Secrets of the Universe (Hot Science)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1785783203 ISBN 13: 9781785783203
Verlag: Faber And Faber Ltd., 2018

Inhaltsangabe

On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever.

Until then, investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation: visible light, radio, X-rays and the rest. But gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of space and time - are unrelenting, passing through barriers that stop light dead.

At the two 4-kilometre long LIGO observatories in the US, scientists developed incredibly sensitive detectors, capable of spotting a movement 100 times smaller than the nucleus of an atom. In 2015 they spotted the ripples produced by two black holes spiralling into each other, setting spacetime quivering.

This was the first time black holes had ever been directly detected - and it promises far more for the future of astronomy. Brian Clegg presents a compelling story of human technical endeavour and a new, powerful path to understand the workings of the universe.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian Clegg's most recent books are The Reality Frame (Icon, 2017), What Colour is the Sun? (Icon, 2016) and Ten Billion Tomorrows (St Martin’s Press, 2016). His Dice World and A Brief History of Infinity were both longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He has also written Big Data for the Hot Science series. Brian has written for numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, Nature, BBC Focus, Physics World, The Times and The Observer. Brian is editor of popularscience.co.uk and blogs at brianclegg.blogspot.com.

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Verlag
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1785783203
ISBN 13 
9781785783203
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Anzahl der Seiten
176
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