Kolata, J. J. <br/><br/>
Neutron stars, black holes and gravitational waves / 
James J. Kolata. 
 - 1 online resource (various pagings) :  color illustrations. 
 - [IOP release 6] IOP concise physics,  2053-2571 .
 - IOP (Series).  Release 6. IOP concise physics. .
<br/><br/> "Version: 20190401"--Title page verso.  "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. Waves -- 3. The Special Theory of Relativity -- 4. The General Theory of Relativity -- 4.1. Gravitational radiation -- 5. The life of massive stars -- 5.1. Neutron stars -- 6. Black holes -- 6.1. Some properties of black ho 
<br/><br/> Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, published in 1915, made a remarkable prediction: gravitational radiation. Just like light (electromagnetic radiation), gravity could travel through space as a wave and affect any objects it encount 
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<br/><br/><br/>James J. Kolata is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame in the USA and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is the author of over 300 research publications in nuclear physics, as well as the book Elementary C 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781643274225 9781643274201 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1088/2053-2571/aafb08  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gravitational waves.<br/>Black holes (Astronomy)<br/>Neutron stars.<br/>Astrophysics.<br/>SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC179  / .K656 2019eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>539.754