General relativity and John Archibald Wheeler /
General relativity and John Archibald Wheeler /
Ignazio Ciufolini, Richard A. Matzner, editors.
- Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2010.
- xiii, 545 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Astrophysics and space science library, 367 0067-0057 ; .
- Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 367. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. John Archibald Wheeler and general relativity. John Wheeler and the recertification of general relativity as true physics ; John Archibald Wheeler: a few highlights of his contributions to physics ; Wheeler wormholes and the modern astrophysics -- pt. II. Foundations and tests of general relativity. Unified form of the initial value conditions ; The confrontation between general relativity and experiment ; Measurements of space curvature by solar mass ; Modern cosmology: early and late universe -- pt. III. Gravitational waves. Introduction to gravitational waves ; Discovering relic gravitational waves in cosmic microwave background radiation ; Status of gravitational wave detection ; Search for gravitational waves with resonant detectors ; Gravitational fields with 2-dimensional killing leaves and the gravitational interaction of light -- pt. IV. Frame dragging and gravitomagnetism. Rotation and spin in physics ; The gravitomagnetic influence on Earth-orbiting spacecrafts and on the lunar orbit ; Quasi-inertial coordinates ; Gravitomagnetism and its measurement with laser ranging to the LAGEOS satellites and GRACE Earth gravity models ; The relativity mission gravity probe b, testing Einstein's universe ; The LARES space experiment: LARES orbit, error analysis and satellite structure ; The history of the so-called Lense-Thirring effect, and of related effects -- pt. V. Miscellaneous. Atom interferometers and optical clocks: new quantum sensors based on ultracold atoms for gravitational tests in Earth laboratories and in space ; The York map and the role of non-inertial frames in the geometrical view of the gravitational field.
9789048137343 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2010930053
GBA9B6797 bnb
015434029 Uk 22207200 bccb
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 --Influence.
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 --Knowledge--General relativity (Physics)
General relativity (Physics)
Gravitational fields.
Astrophysics.
QB460.72.W44 / G46 2010
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. John Archibald Wheeler and general relativity. John Wheeler and the recertification of general relativity as true physics ; John Archibald Wheeler: a few highlights of his contributions to physics ; Wheeler wormholes and the modern astrophysics -- pt. II. Foundations and tests of general relativity. Unified form of the initial value conditions ; The confrontation between general relativity and experiment ; Measurements of space curvature by solar mass ; Modern cosmology: early and late universe -- pt. III. Gravitational waves. Introduction to gravitational waves ; Discovering relic gravitational waves in cosmic microwave background radiation ; Status of gravitational wave detection ; Search for gravitational waves with resonant detectors ; Gravitational fields with 2-dimensional killing leaves and the gravitational interaction of light -- pt. IV. Frame dragging and gravitomagnetism. Rotation and spin in physics ; The gravitomagnetic influence on Earth-orbiting spacecrafts and on the lunar orbit ; Quasi-inertial coordinates ; Gravitomagnetism and its measurement with laser ranging to the LAGEOS satellites and GRACE Earth gravity models ; The relativity mission gravity probe b, testing Einstein's universe ; The LARES space experiment: LARES orbit, error analysis and satellite structure ; The history of the so-called Lense-Thirring effect, and of related effects -- pt. V. Miscellaneous. Atom interferometers and optical clocks: new quantum sensors based on ultracold atoms for gravitational tests in Earth laboratories and in space ; The York map and the role of non-inertial frames in the geometrical view of the gravitational field.
9789048137343 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2010930053
GBA9B6797 bnb
015434029 Uk 22207200 bccb
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 --Influence.
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008 --Knowledge--General relativity (Physics)
General relativity (Physics)
Gravitational fields.
Astrophysics.
QB460.72.W44 / G46 2010