Relativistic gravity research with emphasis on experiments and observations : proceedings of the 81 WE-Heraeus-Seminar held at the Physikzentrum, Bad Honnef, Germany, 2-6 September 1991 /

17 readable articles give a thorough and self-contained overview of recent developments in relativistic gravity research. The subjects covered are: gravitational lensing, the general relativistic n-body problem, observable effects in the solar system, gravitational waves and their interferometric de...

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Corporate Authors: W.E. Heraeus Seminar Bad Honnef, Germany, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ehlers, J. (Jürgen), 1929-2008, Schäfer, G. (Gerhard), 1948-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1992]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 410.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Gravitational lensing / J. Ehlers, P. Schneider
  • The general relativistic N-body problem / T. Damour, M. Soffel, C. Xu
  • Observable relativistic effects in the solar system / M. Soffel
  • New results for relativistic parameters from the analysis of LLR measurements / J. Müller [and others]
  • Very-long-baseline interferometry in astro-, geo-, and gravitational physics / E. Preuss, J. Campbell
  • A gradiometer experiment to detect the gravitomagnetic field of the earth / D.S. Theiss
  • The international atomic time and the PTB's clocks / K. Dorenwendt
  • Gravity-wave astrophysics / G. Schäfer
  • The geo-project : a long-baseline laser interferometer for the detection of gravitational waves / K. Danzmann [and others].
  • The optics of an interferometric gravitational-wave antenna / W. Winkler [and others]
  • Mechanical aspects in interferometric gravity wave detectors / A. Rüdiger [and others]
  • Fermion and boson stars ; Black holes with hair / N. Straumann
  • Gravitational fields of rapidly rotating neutron stars : theoretical foundation / G. Neugebauer, H. Herold
  • Gravitational fields of rapidly rotating neutron stars : numerical results / H. Herold, G. Neugebauer
  • A new laboratory experiment for testing Newton's gravitational law / J. Schurr [and others]
  • Matter wave interferometry and why quantum objects are fundamental for establishing a gravitational theory / J. Audretsch, F.W. Hehl, C. Lämmerzahl.