Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy (IAU S261)

Dynamics, Reference Frames, and Data Analysis

Sergei A. Klioner, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, Michael H. Soffel (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

450 Seiten

2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-76481-0 (ISBN)

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IAU Symposium 261 summarizes the present state of applied relativity. Applications of general relativity to a range of disciplines are discussed, with emphasis on improving observational accuracies. Future tests of the theory are also covered. This is an invaluable resource for those interested in general and special relativity.

General relativity provides our best description of gravitation in modern physics - currently all observations and tests of gravitational theories have agreed with it. GR is applied in fields as diverse as fundamental astronomy, astrophysics, geodesy, physics, and space sciences, where high-accuracy observations and measurements are taken or modeled. IAU Symposium 261 summarizes the present state of applied relativity. It considers the applications of general relativity in a wide range of disciplines: geodesy, navigation, solar system ephemerides, space missions, pulsar timing, high-accuracy astrometry, gravity waves, gravitational lenses, and black hole astrophysics. The future tests of general relativity based on improved observational accuracies and higher order developments of the theory are discussed in general. Specific projects designed to test the theory in the near future are also covered. This volume is a useful resource for all those interested in general and special relativity, their current applications and future tests.

Preface; 1. Astronomical space-time reference frames; 2. Astronomical constants, nomenclature and units of measurement; 3. Time scales, clock and time transfer; 4. Equations of motion of astronomical bodies and light rays; 5. Motion of astronomical bodies; 6. Experimental foundations of general relativity; 7. Pulsar timing; 8. Astrometric and timing signatures of gravitational lensing and gravity waves; 9. Astrometric and timing signatures of galactic and extragalactic black holes; 10. Astrometry and ground-based interferometry; 11. Promises and challenges of Gaia; 12. Future high-accuracy projects; 13. Future prospects of testing general relativity; Author index; Subject index; Object index.

Reihe/Serie	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Zusatzinfo	35 Tables, black and white; 160 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	940 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie
ISBN-10	0-521-76481-5 / 0521764815
ISBN-13	978-0-521-76481-0 / 9780521764810
Zustand	Neuware