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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface
Timeline
Prologue: The song of the universe
Part I
1 A friendly contest between the four interactions
2 Gravity is absurdly weak
3 Detection of electromagnetic waves
4 From water waves to gravity waves
Part II
5 Spooky action at a distance
6 Greatness and audacity: Enter the field
7 Einstein, the exterminator of relativity
8 Einstein’s idea: Spacetime becomes curved
9 How to detect something as ethereal as ripples in spacetime
Part III
10 Getting the best possible deal
11 Symmetry: Physics must not depend on the physicist
12 Yes, I want the best deal, but what is the deal?
13 The action for Einstein gravity
14 It must be
Part IV
15 From frozen star to black hole
16 The quantum world and Hawking radiation
17 Gravitons and the nature of gravity
18 Mysterious messages from the dark side
19 A new window to the cosmos
Appendix: What does curved spacetime mean?
Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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