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100 years of relativity : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond /

"Thanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ashtekar, Abhay (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2005]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Development of the concepts of space, time and space-time from Newton to Einstein / J. Stachel
  • Gravitational billiards, dualities and hidden symmetries / H. Nicolai
  • The nature of spacetime singularities / A.D. Rendall
  • Black holes : an introduction / P.T. Chruściel
  • The physical basis of black hole astrophysics / R.H. Price
  • Probing space-time through numerical simulations / P. Laguna
  • Understanding our universe : current status and open issues / T. Padmanabhan
  • Was Einstein right? : testing relativity at the centenary / C.M. Will
  • Receiving gravitational waves / P.R. Saulson
  • Relativity in the global positioning system / N. Ashby
  • Spacetime in semiclassical gravity / L.H. Ford
  • Space time in string theory / T. Banks
  • Quantum geometry and its ramifications / A. Ashtekar
  • Loop quantum cosmology / M. Bojowald
  • Consistent discrete space-time / R. Gambini, J. Pullin
  • Causal sets and the deep structure of spacetime / F. Dowker
  • The twistor approach to space-time structures / R. Penrose.