Impey, Chris
Summary: An astronomer answers questions on the cutting edge of astrophysics to explore the science of black holes and their role in theoretical physics, from Einstein's equations of general relativity to testing string theory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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Summary: "Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. We slip beyond its horizon and tumble down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we see geometry fold. Time and space pull and stretch. And finally, at the black hole's core, space and time dissolve, and a white hole is born. Rovelli has dedicated his career to uniting the time-warping ideas of general...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space--an authoritative, wholly accessible, fascinating guide to the most challenging phenomena of contemporary science, which is now the anchor of our understanding of the cosmos.Throughout her career, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused, alongside her research, on making the science she studies not just accessible,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020