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Equations of Motion in General Relativity
By Hideki Asada
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Description
We focus attention on two aspects of equations of motion in general relativity: the motion of extended bodies (stars) and the motion of small black holes. Our objective is to offer a guide to prospective researchers into these areas of general relativity and to point out open questions and topics that are ripe for further development. It is over forty years since a text on this subject was published and in that time the research area of equations of motion in general relativity has undergoneextraordinary development, stimulated by the discovery of the binary neutron star PSR 1913+16 in 1974 (which was the first isolated gravitating system found in which general relativity plays a fundamental role in describing theoretically its evolution), and more recently by the advent of kilometre sizeinterferometric gravitational wave detectors which are expected to detect gravitational waves produced by coalescing binary neutron stars.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
164
Release Date:
2011-02-11
Publication Date:
2012-12-13
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199584109
ISBN13:
9780199584109
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Weight:
516 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
260 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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