Einstein's telescope : the hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the universe
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Einstein's telescope : the hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the universe
AUTHOR:
Gates, Evalyn
ISBN:
9780393062380
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiv, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
What is the universe made of? -- A revolution in space and time -- A cosmic expansion -- Einstein’s telescope -- Machos and wimps -- Black holes and planets -- Weighing the universe -- Cold dark matter -- Tracing the invisible: and finding dark matter -- An accelerating universe -- The imprint of dark energy on the cosmic web -- Gravity waves.
ABSTRACT:
Evalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. Based on the theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or ’Einstein’s Telescope’, is enabling discoveries that are taking us towards the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change our understanding of where the Universe came from and where it is going.
SUBJECT:
| Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Influence |
| Dark matter (Astronomy) |
| Dark energy (Astronomy) |
| Gravitational waves |
| Relativity (Physics) |
BIBSUMMARY:
Evalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. Based on the theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or ’Einstein’s Telescope’, is enabling discoveries that are taking us towards the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change our understanding of where the Universe came from and where it is going.