Gravity is the most immediately familiar of the four fundamental forces of nature, and its effects dominate many of the phenomena commonly observed. Timothy Clifton looks at the development of our understanding of gravity, from Newton's apple to gravitational waves and efforts such as string theory to combine gravity with quantum mechanics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: From Newton to Einstein
- 2: Gravity in the solar system
- 3: Extrasolar tests of gravity
- 4: Gravitational waves
- 5: Cosmology
- 6: Frontiers of gravitational physics
- 7: Summary
- References
- Further Reading
- Index
