Reinventing gravity : a physicist goes beyond Einstein / John W. Moffat.
| Author/creator | Moffat, John W. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, ©2008. |
| Description | xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: A new gravity theory -- Prologue: The elusive planet Vulcan, a parable -- Discovering and reinventing gravity -- The Greeks to Newton -- Einstein -- The standard model of gravity -- The beginnings of modern cosmology -- Dark matter -- Conventional black holes -- Updating the standard model -- Inflation and variable speed of light (VSL) -- New cosmological data -- Searching for a new gravity theory -- Strings and quantum gravity -- Other alternative gravity theories -- Modified gravity (MOG) -- Envisioning and testing the MOG universe -- The pioneer anomaly -- MOG as a predictive theory -- Cosmology without dark matter -- Do black holes exist in nature? -- Dark energy and the accelerating universe -- The eternal universe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-259) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008013391 |
| ISBN | 9780061170881 |
| ISBN | 0061170887 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC 178 .M64 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |