Screen LibraryGeneral relativity: the most beautiful of theories : applications and trends after 100 years /
Generalising Newton's law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. On the occasion of general relativity's centennial, leading scientists in the different branches of gravitational research review the history and recent advances in the main fields of appl...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2015] ©2015 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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De gruyter studies in mathematical physics;
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| Summary: |
Generalising Newton's law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. On the occasion of general relativity's centennial, leading scientists in the different branches of gravitational research review the history and recent advances in the main fields of applications of the theory, which was referred to by Lev Landau as "the most beautiful of the existing physical theories". |
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1 online resource (viii, 208 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| Bibliography: | 100 schw.-w. Abb. |
| ISBN: | 9783110343304 |
| Index Number: | QC173 |
| CLC: | O412.1 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- The most beautiful physical theory / Astrophysical black holes / Observations of General Relativity at strong and weak limits / General Relativity and dragging of inertial frames / GNSS and other applications of General Relativity / The strange world of quantum spacetime / Index -- List of contributors -- Backmatter. |