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Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time

by Marcia Bartusiak

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ISBN13: 9780309069878
ISBN10: 0309069874
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Publisher Comments:

With each chapter, Bartusiak continues her musical metaphor in tracing the story of general relativity, from the time "Maestro" Einstein enters physics, through the "Starlight Waltz" of neutron stars twisting space-time around themselves, to the "Dissonant Chords" of controversy as physicists fight to get their radically new observatories approved, through the "Finale" as a worldwide endeavor in gravity-wave astronomy is launched.

Book News Annotation:

Science writer Bartusiak introduces the science of gravity waves, or vibrations in space-time. Translating intricate physical concepts into accessible language, she describes how a gravity wave surges through the cosmos at the speed of light and what this phenomenon can tell us about the most violent events in the universe. Tracing the story of Einstein's theory of relativity and the evolution of physicists' views over the decades, she portrays the key players and puts a personal face on today's experiments. The 12 chapters engage the metaphor of music to reveal how the sounds of exploding and rotating stars, chirps from the merger of two black holes, and even remnant echoes from the mighty jolt of the Big Bang itself comprise Einstein's unfinished symphony still waiting to be heard.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Vibrations in space-time--or gravity waves--are the last prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity yet to be observed directly. They are his unfinished symphony. Now Bartusiak captures the excitement as several gravity-wave observatories approach operations and physicists gear up to register the quakes in space-time.
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ISBN:
9780309069878
Subtitle:
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
Author:
Bartusiak, Marcia
Publisher:
National Academy Press
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Waves & Wave Mechanics
Subject:
Gravity
Subject:
Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject:
Astronomy - Universe
Subject:
Relativity
Subject:
Time
Subject:
Space and time
Subject:
General relativity (physics)
Subject:
General relativity
Copyright:
2000
Series Volume:
70
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
245
Dimensions:
9.33x6.28x1.01 in. 1.39 lbs.
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