General Relativity: The most beautiful of theories
Applications and trends after 100 years
Seiten
2015
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-034042-6 (ISBN)
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-034042-6 (ISBN)
The DeGruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics are devoted to the publication of monographs and high-level texts in mathematical physics. They cover topics and methods in fields of current interest, with an emphasis on didactical presentation. The series will enable readers to understand, apply and develop further, with sufficient rigor, mathematical methods to given problems in physics. For this reason, works with a few authors are preferred over edited volumes. The works in this series are aimed at advanced students and researchers in mathematical and theoretical physics. They also can serve as secondary reading for lectures and seminars at advanced levels.
Generalising Newton's law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. While applications in the beginning were restricted to isolated effects such as a proper understanding of Mercury's orbit, the second half of the twentieth century saw a massive development of applications. These include cosmology, gravitational waves, and even very practical results for satellite based positioning systems as well as different approaches to unite general relativity with another very successful branch of physics – quantum theory. On the occassion of general relativity's centennial, leading scientists in the different branches of gravitational research review the history and recent advances in the main fields of applications of the theory, which was referred to by Lev Landau as “the most beautiful of the existing physical theories”. Contributions from: Andy C. Fabian, Anthony L. Lasenby, Astrophysical black Holes Neil Ashby, GNSS and other applications of General Relativity Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin, Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Vaaltonen, Observations of general Relativity at strong and weaks limits Ignazio Ciufolini, General Relativity and dragging of inertial frames Carlo Rovelli, The strange world of quantum spacetime
Generalising Newton's law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. While applications in the beginning were restricted to isolated effects such as a proper understanding of Mercury's orbit, the second half of the twentieth century saw a massive development of applications. These include cosmology, gravitational waves, and even very practical results for satellite based positioning systems as well as different approaches to unite general relativity with another very successful branch of physics – quantum theory. On the occassion of general relativity's centennial, leading scientists in the different branches of gravitational research review the history and recent advances in the main fields of applications of the theory, which was referred to by Lev Landau as “the most beautiful of the existing physical theories”. Contributions from: Andy C. Fabian, Anthony L. Lasenby, Astrophysical black Holes Neil Ashby, GNSS and other applications of General Relativity Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin, Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Vaaltonen, Observations of general Relativity at strong and weaks limits Ignazio Ciufolini, General Relativity and dragging of inertial frames Carlo Rovelli, The strange world of quantum spacetime
Carlo Rovelli, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.1.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics ; 28 |
| Co-Autor | Andrew C. Fabian, Anthony Lasenby, Neil Ashby, Gene Gilbert Byrd, Arthur D. Chernin, Ignazio Ciufolini, Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen |
| Zusatzinfo | 46 col. ill. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 507 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie |
| Schlagworte | allgemeine Relativitätstheorie • Black Holes • Cosmology • Einstein • Frame dragging • General relativity • General relativity, Black holes, Gravitational wav • General relativity, Black holes, Gravitational waves, GPS, Cosmology, Frame Dragging, Quantum Gravit • General relativity, Black holes, Gravitational waves, GPS, Cosmology, Frame Dragging, Quantum Gravity • GPS • gravitational waves • Gravitationswellen • Kosmologie • Quantengravitation • Quantum Gravity • Schwarze Löcher |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-034042-9 / 3110340429 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-034042-6 / 9783110340426 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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