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Nonlocal gravity /

Relativity theory assumes locality, without accounting for the observer's past history. This book introduces nonlocality, or history dependence, into relativity theory. Inertia and gravitation are deeply tied, suggesting gravity may be nonlocal. The gravitational memory of past events must then...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mashhoon, Bahram (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition
Series:International series of monographs on physics.
Subjects:
Gravitation.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > Solids.
Gravitation
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Relativity theory assumes locality, without accounting for the observer's past history. This book introduces nonlocality, or history dependence, into relativity theory. Inertia and gravitation are deeply tied, suggesting gravity may be nonlocal. The gravitational memory of past events must then be taken into account.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192525956
0192525956