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5. The Lives of Stars

Govert Schilling

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Introduction 1
1. A Spacetime Appetizer 5
2. Relatively Speaking 22
3. Einstein on Trial 40
4. Wave Talk and Bar Fights 60
5. The Lives of Stars 77
6. Clockwork Precision 94
7. Laser Quest 112
8. The Path to Perfection 129
9. Creation Stories 150
10. Cold Case 167
11. Gotcha 186
12. Black Magic 206
13. Nanoscience 226
14. Follow-Up Questions 246
15. Space Invaders 267
16. Surf’s Up for Einstein Wave Astronomy 288
Notes and Further Reading 307
Acknowledgments 320
Illustration Credits 321
Index 323

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674981126-007

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Introduction 1
1. A Spacetime Appetizer 5
2. Relatively Speaking 22
3. Einstein on Trial 40
4. Wave Talk and Bar Fights 60
5. The Lives of Stars 77
6. Clockwork Precision 94
7. Laser Quest 112
8. The Path to Perfection 129
9. Creation Stories 150
10. Cold Case 167
11. Gotcha 186
12. Black Magic 206
13. Nanoscience 226
14. Follow-Up Questions 246
15. Space Invaders 267
16. Surf’s Up for Einstein Wave Astronomy 288
Notes and Further Reading 307
Acknowledgments 320
Illustration Credits 321
Index 323

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