Gravitation, Geometry and Relativistic Physics

Proceedings of the ¿Journées Relativistes¿ Held at Aussois, France, May 2¿5, 1984
Herausgegeben:Laboratoire Gravitation et Cosmologie Relativistes,Universite Pierre

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Produktdetails

• Lecture Notes in Physics 212
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-540-13881-5
• 1984.
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1984
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9783540138815
• ISBN-10: 3540138811
• Artikelnr.: 35977614

Inhaltsangabe

Developments and predictions.- Radiative gravitational fields and radiation reaction forces in general relativity.- Multipoles particles in general relativity: The Weyl and Kerr metrics.- Unconstrained degrees of freedom of gravitational field and the positivity of gravitational energy.- A Method for generating exact solutions of Einstein's field equations.- Causal relativistic thermodynamics of transitory processes in electromagnetic continuous media.- La relativité générale : une théorie sans problème(s) ?.- Geometrie et physique.- Supergravities.- Some nonexistence theorems for massive Yang-Mills fields and harmonic maps.- Geometrical approach to the physics of random networks.- The algebra of multiplication operators of star-product in R2n.- Manifold b-incompleteness stability via a structure of principal connections.- Front form predictive relativistic mechanics non interaction theorem.- Some new results on the validity of Huygens' principle for the scalar wave equation on a curved space-time.- Atomic fine and hyperfine structure. Calculations in a space of constant curvature.- Theories of gravity and experimental tests in the post-newtonian limit.- Survey of relativistic effects in geodesy and fundamental astronomy.- Relativistic effects in heavy ions.- The interferometric detection of gravitational waves.- The development of long baseline gravitational radiation detectors at Glasgow University.- Improved sensitivities in laser interferometers for the detection of gravitational waves.- Injection locking and coherent summation of argon ion lasers.- Can the photon noise be reduced?.- The problem of the optical stability of a pendular Fabry-Perot.- Much ado about Geminga.- The 3K background radiation: Observational and theoretical status.- Close-up ongravitational lensing : The gravitational mirages.- Amplification of light by gravitational lens : Dynamics and thick lens effects.- Thermodynamical fluctuations of massive black holes.- Newtonian and relativistic Bianchi i models of the universe.- The cosmological constant.- The inflationary universe : A primer.