General relativity : the most beautiful of theories : applications and trends after 100 years /
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Published: |
De Gruyter,
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Publisher Address: | Berlin ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
De Gruyter studies in mathematical physics ;
volume 28 |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9783110340426 (hardcover) : 3110340429 (hardcover) |
Index Number: | QC173 |
CLC: | O412.1 |
Call Number: | O412.1/G326-1 |
Contents: | The most beautiful physical theory/Carlo Rovelli -- Astrophysical black holes/Andrew C. Fabian and Anthony N. Lasenby -- Observations of general relativity at strong and weak limits/Gene G. Byrd, Arthur Chernin, Pekka Teerikorpi, and Mauri Valtonen -- General relativity and dragging of inertial frames/Ignazio Ciufolini -- GNSS and other applications of general relativity/Neil Ashby -- The strange world of quantum spacetime/Carlo Rovelli. |