100 years of relativity [[electronic resource] ] : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond / / editor, Abhay Ashtekar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812483403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005
• ISBN: 1-281-37265-X; 9786611372651; 981-270-098-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (527 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AshtekarAbhay
• Disciplina: 530.11
• Soggetti: Relativity (Physics); Space and time
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Part I: From Newton to Einstein Paradigm Shifts; 1. Development of the Concepts of Space, Time and Space-Time from Newton to Einstein J. Stachel; Part II: Einstein's Universe Rami cations of General Relativity; 2. Gravitational Billiards, Dualities and Hidden Symmetries H. Nicolai; 3. The Nature of Spaceime Singularities A. D. Rendall; 4. Black Holes - An Introduction P. T. Chrusciel; 5. The Physical Basis of Black Hole Astrophysics R. H. Price; 6. Probing Space-Time Through Numerical Simulations P. Laguna; 7. Understanding Our Universe: Current Status and Open Issues T. Padmanabhan8. Was Einstein Right? Testing Relativity at the Centenary C. M. Will; 9. Receiving Gravitational Waves P. R. Saulson; 10. Relativity in the Global Positioning System N. Ashby; Part III: Beyond Einstein Unifying General Relativity with Quantum Physics; 11. Spacetime in Semiclassical Gravity L. H. Ford; 12. Space Time in String Theory T. Banks; 13. Quantum Geometry and Its Rami cations A. Ashtekar; 14. Loop Quantum Cosmology M. Bojowald; 15. Consistent Discrete Space-Time R. Gambini and J. Pullin; 16. Causal Sets and the Deep Structure of Spacetime F. Dowker17. The Twistor Approach to Space-Time Structures R. Penrose; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Thanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time ; underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of this interplay. The articles take a long-range view of the subject and distill the most important advances in broad terms, making them easily accessible to non-specialists. The first part is devoted to a summary of how relativity theorie