General Relativity and Gravitation
A Centennial Perspective
- Editors:
- Abhay Ashtekar, Pennsylvania State University
- Beverly K. Berger, Formerly Program Director for Gravitational Physics, National Science Foundation
- James Isenberg, University of Oregon
- Malcolm MacCallum, University of Bristol
- Date Published: July 2015
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107037311
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Explore spectacular advances in cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, gravitational wave science, mathematics, computational science, and the interface of gravitation and quantum physics with this unique celebration of the centennial of Einstein's discovery of general relativity. Twelve comprehensive and in-depth reviews, written by a team of world-leading international experts, together present an up-to-date overview of key topics at the frontiers of these areas, with particular emphasis on the significant developments of the last three decades. Interconnections with other fields of research are also highlighted, making this an invaluable resource for both new and experienced researchers. Commissioned by the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation, and including accessible introductions to cutting-edge topics, ample references to original research papers, and informative colour figures, this is a definitive reference for researchers and graduate students in cosmology, relativity, and gravitational science.
Read more- Provides uniquely valuable insight into the history, development, and implications of general relativity
- Topics covered include the very early universe, quantum properties of black holes, the most energetic explosions in the cosmos, gravitational waves, and the deep interplay between geometry and physics
- Includes colour figures throughout
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- Date Published: July 2015
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107037311
- length: 696 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 180 x 35 mm
- weight: 1.55kg
- contains: 45 b/w illus. 45 colour illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Einstein's Triumph:
1. 100 years of general relativity George F. R. Ellis
2. Was Einstein right? Clifford M. Will
3. Cosmology David Wands, Misao Sasaki, Eiichiro Komatsu, Roy Maartens and Malcolm A. H. MacCallum
4. Relativistic astrophysics Peter Schneider, Ramesh Narayan, Jeffrey E. McClintock, Peter Mészáros and Martin J. Rees
Part II. New Window on the Universe:
5. Receiving gravitational waves Beverly K. Berger, Karsten Danzmann, Gabriela Gonzalez, Andrea Lommen, Guido Mueller, Albrecht Rüdiger and William Joseph Weber
6. Sources of gravitational waves. Theory and observations Alessandra Buonanno and B. S. Sathyaprakash
Part III. Gravity is Geometry, After All:
7. Probing strong field gravity through numerical simulations Frans Pretorius, Matthew W. Choptuik and Luis Lehner
8. The initial value problem of general relativity and its implications Gregory J. Galloway, Pengzi Miao and Richard Schoen
9. Global behavior of solutions to Einstein's equations Stefanos Aretakis, James Isenberg, Vincent Moncrief and Igor Rodnianski
Part IV. Beyond Einstein:
10. Quantum fields in curved space-times Stefan Hollands and Robert M. Wald
11. From general relativity to quantum gravity Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Reuter and Carlo Rovelli
12. Quantum gravity via unification Henriette Elvang and Gary T. Horowitz.
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