Παρασκευή 4 Μαρτίου 2016

Electromagnetic waves, gravitational waves and the prophets who predicted them

Using non-excessively-technical language and written in informal style, this article introduces the reader to the concepts of electromagnetic and gravitational waves and recounts the prediction of existence of these waves by Maxwell and Einstein, respectively. The issue of gravitational radiation is timely in view of the recent announcement of the detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO scientific team.

Read the article on arXiv

Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια:

Δημοσίευση σχολίου