Reference Frames And Gravitomagnetism, Procs Of The Xxiii Spanish Relavitivity Meeting
Reference Frames And Gravitomagnetism, Procs Of The Xxiii Spanish Relavitivity Meeting

Author: L Floria

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2001-07-02

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 9814490962

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This book provides an authoritative overview of the developments in gravitomagnetism which have taken place in the last few years. In particular, experiments for measuring the Lense-Thirring effect with satellites orbiting the Earth are reviewed, and an updated list of references on gravitomagnetism is included. The book also presents diverse research in general relativity and cosmology. It will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, relativity and applied mathematics.

General Relativity and John Archibald Wheeler
General Relativity and John Archibald Wheeler

Author: Ignazio Ciufolini

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-06-22

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9048137357

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Observational and experimental data pertaining to gravity and cosmology are changing our view of the Universe. General relativity is a fundamental key for the understanding of these observations and its theory is undergoing a continuing enhancement of its intersection with observational and experimental data. These data include direct observations and experiments carried out in our solar system, among which there are direct gravitational wave astronomy, frame dragging and tests of gravitational theories from solar system and spacecraft observations. This book explores John Archibald Wheeler's seminal and enduring contributions in relativistic astrophysics and includes: the General Theory of Relativity and Wheeler's influence; recent developments in the confrontation of relativity with experiments; the theory describing gravitational radiation, and its detection in Earth-based and space-based interferometer detectors as well as in Earth-based bar detectors; the mathematical description of the initial value problem in relativity and applications to modeling gravitational wave sources via computational relativity; the phenomenon of frame dragging and its measurement by satellite observations. All of these areas were of direct interest to Professor John A. Wheeler and were seminally influenced by his ideas.

General Relativity: The most beautiful of theories
General Relativity: The most beautiful of theories

Author: Carlo Rovelli

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2015-02-17

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 3110383640

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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

New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III
New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III

Author: Edward Belbruno

Publisher: American Institute of Physics

Published: 2007-03-09

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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This book contains peer-reviewed papers from New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III, an international conference, held in August 2006 in Princeton, NJ. This conference presented current research in the field of astrodynamics with a special emphasis on the use of the methods of chaos theory and dynamical systems to find low energy trajectories. The volume provides applications to current and future space missions and dynamical astronomy.

Classical Measurements in Curved Space-Times
Classical Measurements in Curved Space-Times

Author: Fernando de Felice

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-07-29

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1139491598

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The theory of relativity describes the laws of physics in a given space-time. However, a physical theory must provide observational predictions expressed in terms of measurements, which are the outcome of practical experiments and observations. Ideal for readers with a mathematical background and a basic knowledge of relativity, this book will help readers understand the physics behind the mathematical formalism of the theory of relativity. It explores the informative power of the theory of relativity, and highlights its uses in space physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Readers are given the tools to pick out from the mathematical formalism those quantities that have physical meaning and which can therefore be the result of a measurement. The book considers the complications that arise through the interpretation of a measurement, which is dependent on the observer who performs it. Specific examples of this are given to highlight the awkwardness of the problem.