TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gates,Evalyn
TI  - Einstein's telescope: the hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the universe 
SN  - 9780393062380 (hardcover)
AV  - QB791.3 .G38 2009
U1  - 523.1/126 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Einstein, Albert,
KW  - Dark matter (Astronomy)
KW  - Dark energy (Astronomy)
KW  - Gravitational waves
KW  - Relativity (Physics)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-289) and index; What is the universe made of? -- A revolution in space and time -- A cosmic expansion -- Einstein's telescope -- Machos and wimps -- Black holes and planets -- Weighing the universe -- Cold dark matter -- Tracing the invisible: and finding dark matter -- An accelerating universe -- The imprint of dark energy on the cosmic web -- Gravity waves
N2  - Evalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. Based on the theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or 'Einstein's Telescope', is enabling discoveries that are taking us towards the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change our understanding of where the Universe came from and where it is going
ER  -