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Title: EQUATIONS OF MOTION IN GENERAL RELATIVITY
By: Hideki Asada, Toshifumi Futamase, Peter Hogan
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0199584109
ISBN 13: 9780199584109
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 16 December, 2010
Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics 148
Pages: 168
Description: Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the gravitational field of a system of stars and predicts their paths by providing the 'equations of motion' of each star. Extracting these equations from his field equations is a highly technical procedure described in this book. Observable quantities can then be calculated to test the theory.
Synopsis: The problem of motion of extended bodies in General Relativity is notorious for its analytical difficulty, but at the same time highly relevant for comparison of theoretical predictions with modern precision measurements in relativistic astrophysics and cosmology. Its one of the most important topics in General Relativity and its application to astrophysics. 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 undergone extraordinary 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 size interferometric gravitational wave detectors which are expected to detect gravitational waves produced by coalescing binary neutron stars.
Illustrations: 7 b/w line illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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