This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and
mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories. It explains special
and general relativity, gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves,
also presenting current ideas about dark matter and dark energy. The
explanations are entirely non-mathematical, using many color pictures
and clear concepts. In this way, the reader is led to a much deeper
understanding than any popular science book can provide. The author
has written this book for everyone who wants to go beyond superficial
descriptions of relativity's remarkable phenomena, but is not equipped
to read the professional literature and complicated math behind the
theory. By providing a complete description in terms of concepts and
pictures, the book answers many questions about why the theory works
as it does. For example, it explains why and how momentum and pressure
are related to gravity; why and how mass causes spacetime to curve and
how curvature tells objects how to move; it also reveals the origin of
the ring seen around the first ever image of a black hole. Not least,
the reader will learn in detail how gravitational waves are produced
and measured. Since their conception, the theories of relativity have
appealed to the public's imagination. Thanks to this book, readers now
have the opportunity to convert their fascination with the topic to a
deep understanding.
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ISBN
9783031172199
Publisert
2022
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Springer
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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