Einstein's Telescope by Evalyn Gates
Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible substances don't just sound mysterious: their unexpected appearance in the cosmic census is upending long-held notions about the nature of the Universe. Astronomers have long known that the Universe is expanding, but everything they could see indicated that gravity should be slowing this spread. Instead, it appears that the Universe is accelerating its expansion and that something stronger than gravity--dark energy--is at work. In Einstein's Telescope Evalyn Gates, a University of Chicago astrophysicist, transports us to the edge of contemporary science to explore the revolutionary tool that unlocks the secrets of these little-understood cosmic constituents. Based on Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or Einstein's Telescope, is enabling new discoveries that are taking us toward the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change forever our notions of where the Universe came from and where it is going.
"Gates offers clear, accessible explanations of how gravitational lensing can be used to solve the biggest mysteries of the universe—first by using luminous matter to ferret out the dark matter, then by using the cosmic web of dark matter itself as a lens to probe dark energy and the very structure of time and space" -- New Scientist
"What stands out in Evalyn Gates’ cogent review of this intriguing topic is the sheer cleverness astronomers have demonstrated in fashioning tools to study the unseeable…As Gates so aptly demonstrates, describing how a science works toward a solution provides…enjoyment for any reader." -- Marcia Bartusiak - Washington Post
"Gates uses one of Einstein’s great ideas to weave together mathematics, astrophysics, and cosmology into a coherent and, dare I say it, compelling narrative that maps out the frontiers of contemporary research." -- Pedro Ferreira - Science
"Through Gates’s ambitious book, everyone will appreciate the puzzles of the dark Universe—and the power and beauty of gravitational lensing." -- Joachim Wambsganss - Nature
"A fantastic story from modern cosmology…down-to-earth, accessible, and fun." -- Sean Carroll, author of New York Times best-selling Something Deeply Hidden
"If you wonder what the world is and how it works and how it works on the grandest scale, here’s your guidebook!" -- Robert P. Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University, and author of The Extravagant Universe
"As exciting as it is informative." -- Booklist (starred review)
"An enthusiastic update on the search for the materials that make up the universe…Splendidly satisfying reading." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"What stands out in Evalyn Gates’ cogent review of this intriguing topic is the sheer cleverness astronomers have demonstrated in fashioning tools to study the unseeable…As Gates so aptly demonstrates, describing how a science works toward a solution provides…enjoyment for any reader." -- Marcia Bartusiak - Washington Post
"Gates uses one of Einstein’s great ideas to weave together mathematics, astrophysics, and cosmology into a coherent and, dare I say it, compelling narrative that maps out the frontiers of contemporary research." -- Pedro Ferreira - Science
"Through Gates’s ambitious book, everyone will appreciate the puzzles of the dark Universe—and the power and beauty of gravitational lensing." -- Joachim Wambsganss - Nature
"A fantastic story from modern cosmology…down-to-earth, accessible, and fun." -- Sean Carroll, author of New York Times best-selling Something Deeply Hidden
"If you wonder what the world is and how it works and how it works on the grandest scale, here’s your guidebook!" -- Robert P. Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University, and author of The Extravagant Universe
"As exciting as it is informative." -- Booklist (starred review)
"An enthusiastic update on the search for the materials that make up the universe…Splendidly satisfying reading." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Evalyn Gates is the assistant director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, a senior research associate at the University of Chicago, and the former astronomy director of the Adler Planetarium. Her writing has appeared in Physics Today and the Chicago Tribune.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393338010 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393338010 |
| Title | Einstein's Telescope |
| Author | Evalyn Gates |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2010-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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