"This book is probably the perfect primer for an undergraduate considering a future in cosmology, or for a physicist looking to get a whistle-stop update on gravity, LIGO and the EHT. For those who do persevere through The Shadow of the Black Hole, you will find yourself once more amazed by these stellar graveyards, and the secrets they hold." Tushna Commissariat, Physics World
"...a thrilling ride through the history of our understanding of gravity and through one of its most intriguing manifestationsblack holes. It is a fascinating journey through the author's own interactions with physicists. The book perfects our understanding of gravity, historical facts, and modern experiments, including recent observation of gravitational waves and imaging of a supermassive black hole. This personal touch, along with the scientific rigor, makes this book equally interesting for scientists and anyone interested in science. Take it with you to a class, on a plane, or on a beach, and brace yourself for a thrilling gravity ride at a warp speed!" Greg Landsberg, Brown University and CERN"...a compelling survey of both the history of theoretical gravity and key new developments in observational astronomy: LIGO and Virgo detections of gravitational waves from black hole and neutron star collisions and the stunning first Event Horizon Telescope image of the shadow of the supermassive black hole M87*. The story is told by a longtime warrior whose battle is nothing short of revolutionizing Einstein's Relativity and the foundations of cosmology as we know it." Michael R. Landry, LIGO Hanford Observatory and California Institute of Technology"Moffat takes us on an entertaining journey through the history of physics and cosmology, leading up to the present day where a revolution in astronomy is allowing us to sense the vibrations caused by colliding black holes and to capture the shadow cast by a massive black hole lurking at the center of a nearby galaxy. Looking to the future, Moffat contemplates how these new observatories might finally reveal the true nature of the dark side of the Universe." Neil Cornish, eXtreme Gravity Institute, Montana State University
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BN ID: | 2940178434512 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 10/20/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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