Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics
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- Author: Clifford M. Will, Washington University, St Louis
- Date Published: May 2012
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This is a revised edition of a classic and highly regarded book, first published in 1981, describing the status of theory and experiment in general relativity. The book provides all the necessary theoretical background, and covers all the important experimental tests. A new chapter has been added to cover recent important experimental tests, and the bibliography has been brought right up to date. Reviews of the previous edition: ' … consolidates much of the literature on experimental gravity and should be invaluable to researchers in gravitation …' Science ' … a concise and meaty book … and a most useful reference work … researchers and serious students of gravitation should be pleased with it …' Nature
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' … a concise and meaty book … and a most useful reference work … researchers and serious students of gravitation should be pleased with it …' Nature
See more reviews' … consolidates much of the literature on experimental gravity and should be invaluable to researchers in gravitation …' Science
'I can definitely recommend it as an extensive source of valuable information to anyone who wishes to become familiar with the 'tools of the trade' in this field … To researchers contemplating new gravitational experiments, the book will provide useful guidance in considering the implications of their measurements on the verification of general relativity and competing theories.' Tsvi Piran, Racah Institute of Physics
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- Date Published: May 2012
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781139243162
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- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Einstein equivalence principle and the foundations of gravitational theory
3. Gravitation as a geometric phenomenon
4. The parametrized post-Newtonian formalism
5. Post-Newtonian limits of alternative metric theories of gravitation
6. Equations of motion in the PPN formalism
7. The classical tests
8. Tests of the strong equivalence principle
9. Other tests of post-Newtonian gravity
10. Gravitational radiation as a tool for testing relativistic gravity
11. Structure and motion of compact objects in alternative theories of gravity
12. The binary pulsar
13. Cosmological tests
14. An update
References
References to chapter 14
Index.
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