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Kembhavi, Ajit |
Gravitational Waves |
I08925 |
2020 |
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Dadhich, Naresh |
The Universe |
I10531 |
2000 |
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Pushpa Khare |
Gurutveeya Tarang (गुरुत्वीय तरंग): Vishwadarshnaache nave sadhan |
026372 |
2018 |
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| Title | Gravitational Waves : A New Window to the Universe |
| Author(s) | Kembhavi, Ajit;Khare, Pushpa |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2020. |
| Description | XXVI, 161 p. 50 illus., 38 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Gravitational waves were first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916, a year after the development of his new theory of gravitation known as the general theory of relativity. This theory established gravitation as the curvature of space-time produced by matter and energy. To be discernible even to the most sensitive instruments on Earth, the waves have to be produced by immensely massive objects like black holes and neutron stars which are rotating around each other, or in the extreme situations which prevail in the very early ages of the Universe. This book presents the story of the prediction of gravitational waves by Albert Einstein, the early attempts to detect the waves, the development of the LIGO detector, the first detection in 2016, the subsequent detections and their implications. All concepts are described in some detail, without the use of any mathematics and advanced physics which are needed for a full understanding of the subject. The book also contains description of electromagnetism, Einstein???s special theory and general theory of relativity, white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes and other concepts which are needed for understanding gravitational waves and their effects. Also described are the LIGO detectors and the cutting edge technology that goes into building them, and the extremely accurate measurements that are needed to detect gravitational waves. The book covers these ideas in a simple and lucid fashion which should be accessible to all interested readers. The first detection of gravitational waves was given a lot of space in the print and electronic media. So, the curiosity of the non-technical audience has been aroused about what gravitational waves really are and why they are so important. This book seeks to answer such questions |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811557095 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
4. PHYSICS
5. Popular Science in Physics
6. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | The Universe : Visions and Perspectives |
| Author(s) | Dadhich, Naresh;Kembhavi, Ajit |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2000. |
| Description | XI, 346 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | It is with great joy that we present a collection of essays written in honour of Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who completed 60 years of age on July 19, 1998, by his friends and colleagues, including several of his for?? mer students. Jayant has had a long research career in astrophysics and cosmology, which he began at Cambridge in 1960, as a student of Sir Fred Hoyle. He started his work with a big bang, expounding on the steady state theory of the Universe and creating a new theory of gravity inspired by Mach's principle. He also worked on action-at-a-distance electrodynamics, inspired by the explorations of Wheeler, Feynman and Hogarth in that direction. This body of work established Jayant's rep?? utation as a bold and imaginative physicist who was ever willing to take a fresh look at fundamental issues, undeterred by conventional wis?? dom. This trait, undoubtedly inherited from his teacher and mentor, has always remained with Jayant. It is now most evident in his untir?? ing efforts to understand anomalies in quasar astronomy, and to develop the quasi-steady state cosmology, along with a group of highly distin?? guished astronomers including Halton Arp, Geoffrey Burbidge and Fred Hoyle. In spite of all this iconoclastic activity, Jayant remains a part of the mainstream; he appreciates as well as encourages good work along conventional lines by his students and colleagues. This is clear from the range of essays included in this volume, and the variety and distribution of the essayists |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401140508 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
6. COSMOLOGY
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. GRAVITATION
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. QUANTUM PHYSICS
13. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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