William C. Keel
Springer New York
2006e druk, 2005
9780387261300
The Sky at Einstein's Feet
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Paperback, 246 blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2006e druk, 2005
ISBN13: 9780387261300
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Springer Praxis Books
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Samenvatting
Specifically traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies.
Includes comments from principals in important discoveries, illuminating the processes behind these results.
Presents many applications of relativity that have not been shown in earlier popular-level books and illustrates how deeply physics permeates the way we interpret many astronomical phenomena.
Highlights light-travel delays in cosmic jets, using gravitational lensing to trace cosmic mass distribution.
Illustrations employ new and archival data from ground- and space-based observatories.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780387261300
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:246
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2006
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Inhoudsopgave
The sky at Einstein’s feet.- Bookkeeping at the speed of light.- Relativistic Matter.- From shifting stars to multiple quasars.- Through the gravitational telescope.- The stars themselves.- Extreme spacetime bending: black holes.- The shape of Einstein’s Universe.- The view from Einstein’s shoulders.