Relativity

This book explores the role of singularities in general relativity (GR): The theory predicts that when a sufficient large mass collapses, no known force is able to stop it until all mass is concentrated at a point. The question arises, whether an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783540133667Author Cornelius HoenselaersFormat PaperbackPage Count 443Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher...

The general theory of relativity, as formulated by Albert Einstein in 1915, provided an astoundingly original perspective on the physical nature of gr- itation, showing that it could be understood as a feature of a curvature in the four-dimensional...

This book features a comprehensive review of experimental gravitation. It is a textbook based on the graduate courses on "Experimental Gravitation" given by the authors at their respective universities in Rome: Sapienza and Tor Vergata. A number of...

The present book grew out of lecture notes prepared for a "Cours du troisieme cycle de la Suisse Romande," 1983 in Lausanne. The original notes are considerably extended and brought up to date. In fact the book offers at many instances...

This book discusses some of the open questions addressed by researchers in general relativity. Photons and particles play important roles in the theoretical framework, since they are involved in analyzing and measuring gravitational fields and in...

A survey of the most recent developments in general relativity and in the theory of the unification of Fundamental Interactions is presented in this book. The theoretical results, the cosmological and astrophysical aspects, the experimental and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218313845Author Trevor UnderwoodFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Trevor G. UnderwoodPublisher Trevor G. UnderwoodWeight(grams) 1393g

The work in this thesis was a part of the experiment of squeezed light injection into the LIGO interferometer. The work first discusses the detailed design of the squeezed light source which would be used for the experiment. The specific design is the...

One of the open challenges in fundamental physics is to combine Einstein's theory of general relativity with the principles of quantum mechancis. In this thesis, the question is raised whether metric quantum gravity could be fundamental in the spirit of...

Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 92, held in Los Angeles, U.S.A., August 28-31, 1979Book InformationISBN 9789027711199Author G.O. AbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Kluwer Academic PublishersPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 621g

This concise book reviews methods used for gluing space-time manifolds together. It is therefore relevant to theorists working on branes, walls, domain walls, concepts frequently used in theoretical cosmology, astrophysics, and gravity theory. Nowadays,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988816027Author Stephen Winters-HiltFormat HardbackPage Count 570Imprint Golden Tao PublishingPublisher Golden Tao PublishingWeight(grams) 925g

The main focus of this volume is the question: is spacetime nothing more than a mathematical space (which describes the evolution in time of the ordinary three-dimensional world) or is it a mathematical model of a real four-dimensional world with time...

This book focuses on a critical discussion of the status and prospects of current approaches in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, in particular concerning gravity. It contains a carefully selected cross-section of lectures and discussions at...

After A. Ungar had introduced vector algebra and Cartesian coordinates into hyperbolic geometry in his earlier books, along with novel applications in Einstein's special theory of relativity, the purpose of his new book is to introduce hyperbolic...

This is the sixth volume in a series of books on the general topics of supersymmetry, supergravity, black holes and the attractor mechanism. The present volume is based upon lectures held in May 2011 at the INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati School on...

This book is an introduction to the theories of Special and General Relativity. The target audience are physicists, engineers and applied scientists who are looking for an understandable introduction to the topic - without too much new mathematics. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927763285Author Arthur S EddingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Minkowski Institute PressPublisher Minkowski Institute PressWeight(grams)...

This thesis describes one of the most precise experimental tests of Lorentz symmetry in electrodynamics by light-speed anisotropy measurement with an asymmetric optical ring cavity. The author aims to answer the fundamental, hypothetical debate on...

Causal relations, and with them the underlying null cone or conformal structure, form a basic ingredient in all general analytical studies of asymptotically flat space-time. The present book reviews these aspects from the analytical, geometrical and...

When predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity are compared against observations of our Universe, a huge inconsistency is found. The most popular fix for this inconsistency is to "invent" around 94% of the content of the universe:...

Observing our Universe and its evolution with ever increasing sensitivity from ground-based or space-borne telescopes is posing great challenges to Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. The remnant cosmic microwave background, as beautifully measured by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789355845214Author Albert EinsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 106Imprint True Sign Publishing HousePublisher True Sign Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925823554Author Sanjay WaghFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Central West PublishingPublisher Central West PublishingWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789176994139Author Jan SlowakFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 103g

The main focus of this volume is the question: is spacetime nothing more than a mathematical space (which describes the evolution in time of the ordinary three-dimensional world) or is it a mathematical model of a real four-dimensional world with time...

From the reviews: "This attractive book provides an account of the theory of special relativity from a geometrical viewpoint, explaining the unification and insights that are given by such a treatment. [...] Can be read with profit by all who have taken...

This work is a detailed study of both the theoretical and phenomenological consequences of a massive graviton, within the ghost-free theory of massive gravity, the de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley (dRGT) theory. Its aim is to test the physical viability of the...

Beginning with an overview of the theory of black holes by the editor, this book presents a collection of ten chapters by leading physicists dealing with the variety of quantum mechanical and quantum gravitational effects pertinent to black holes. The...

The articles included in this Volume represent a broad and highly qualified view on the present state of general relativity, quantum gravity, and their cosmological and astrophysical implications. As such, it may serve as a valuable source of knowledge...

The effective theory of quantum gravity coupled to models of particle physics is being probed by cutting edge experiments in both high energy physics (searches for extra dimensions) and cosmology (testing models of inflation). This thesis derives new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410205438Author L LandauFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the PacificWeight(grams) 104g

This book is an exposition of the algebra and calculus of differential forms, of the Clifford and Spin-Clifford bundle formalisms, and of vistas to a formulation of important concepts of differential geometry indispensable for an in-depth understanding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781412001533Author Alexander ReinFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 526g

This book provides an introduction to classical celestial mechanics. It is based on lectures delivered by the authors over many years at both Padua University (MC) and V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (EB). The book aims to provide a mathematical...

This unique thesis covers all aspects of theories of gravity beyond Einstein's General Relativity, from setting up the equations that describe the evolution of perturbations, to determining the best-fitting parameters using constraints like the microwave...

The main goal of this work is to revisit the proof of the global stability of Minkowski space by D. Christodoulou and S. Klainerman, [Ch-KI]. We provide a new self-contained proof of the main part of that result, which concerns the full solution of the...

Quasars, and the menagerie of other galaxies with "unusual nuclei", now collectively known as Active Galactic Nuclei or AGN, have, in one form or another, sparked the interest of astronomers for over 60 years. The only known mechanism that can explain...

For the Sixth Course of the International School of Cosmology and Gravitation of the "Ettore Maj orana" Centre for Scientific Cul- ture we choose as the principal topics torsion and supergravity, because in our opinion it is one of the...