On Gravity : : A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject / / A. Zee.
A brief introduction to gravity through Einstein's general theory of relativityOf the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate. From the months each of us spent suspended in the womb anticipating birth to the moment...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Timeline
- Prologue: The song of the universe
- Part I
- 1. A friendly contest between the four interactions
- 2. Gravity is absurdly weak
- 3. Detection of electromagnetic waves
- 4. From water waves to gravity waves
- Part II
- 5. Spooky action at a distance
- 6. Greatness and audacity: enter the field
- 7. Einstein, the exterminator of relativity
- 8. Einstein's idea: spacetime becomes curved
- 9. How to detect something as ethereal as ripples in spacetime
- Part III
- 10. Getting the best possible deal
- 11. Symmetry: Physics must not depend on the physicist
- 12. Yes, I want the best deal, but, what is the deal?
- 13. The action for Einstein gravity
- 14. It must be
- Part IV
- 15. From frozen star to black hole
- 16. The quantum world and Hawking radiation
- 17. Gravitons and the nature of gravity
- 18. Mysterious messages from the dark side
- 19. A new window to the cosmos
- Appendix: What does curved spacetime mean?
- Postscript
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index