Black hole blues and other songs from outer space
Auteur :
Levin, Janna
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9781847921963
Date de publication :
28 mars 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
365 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A strong gravitational wave will briefly change that distance by less than the thickness of a human hair. We have perhaps less than a few tenths of a second to perform this measurement. This is a story of the detection of gravitational waves at Ligo, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history.