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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817019603321

Titolo

Frontiers in relativistic celestial mechanics . Volume 2 Applications and experiments / / edited by Sergei M. Kopeikin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-11-037953-8

3-11-034566-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics, , 2194-3532 ; ; Volume 22

Classificazione

US 1200

Disciplina

523.01

Soggetti

Relativistic astrophysics

Celestial mechanics

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- List of contributors -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- New tools for determining the light travel time in static, spherically symmetric spacetimes beyond the order G2 / Teyssandier, Pierre -- Testing relativistic gravity with radio pulsars / Wex, Norbert -- Lunar laser ranging and relativity / Müller, Jürgen / Biskupek, Liliane / Hofmann, Franz / Mai, Enrico -- Dragging of inertial frames, fundamental physics, and satellite laser ranging / Ciufolini, Ignazio / Paolozzi, Antonio / Gurzadyan, Vahe / Pavlis, Erricos C. / König, Rolf / Ries, John / Matzner, Richard / Penrose, Roger / Sindoni, Giampiero / Paris, Claudio -- Elliptic functions and elliptic integrals for celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy / Fukushima, Toshio -- Victor Brumberg and the French school of analytical celestial mechanics / Simon, Jean-Louis / Fienga, Agnes -- Atomic time, clocks, and clock comparisons in relativistic spacetime: a review / Petit, Gérard / Wolf, Peter / Delva, Pacôme -- References -- Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Relativistic celestial mechanics - investigating the motion celestial bodies under the influence of general relativity - is a major tool of modern experimental gravitational physics. With a wide range of prominent authors from the field, this two-volume series consists of reviews on a multitude of advanced topics in the area of relativistic



celestial mechanics - starting from more classical topics such as the regime of asymptotically-flat spacetime, light propagation and celestial ephemerides, but also including its role in cosmology and alternative theories of gravity as well as modern experiments in this area. This second volume of a two-volume series covers applications of the theory as well as experimental verifications. From tools to determine light travel times in curved space-time to laser ranging between earth and moon and between satellites, and impacts on the definition of time scales and clock comparison techniques, a variety of effects is discussed. On the occasion of his 80-th birthday, these two volumes honor V. A. Brumberg - one of the pioneers in modern relativistic celestial mechanics. Contributions include: J. Simon, A. Fienga: Victor Brumberg and the French school of analytical celestial mechanics T. Fukushima: Elliptic functions and elliptic integrals for celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy P. Teyssandier: New tools for determining the light travel time in static, spherically symmetric spacetimes beyond the order G2 J. Müller, L. Biskupek, F. Hofmann and E. Mai: Lunar laser ranging and relativity N. Wex: Testing relativistic celestial mechanics with radio pulsars I. Ciufolini et al.: Dragging of inertial frames, fundamental physics, and satellite laser ranging G. Petit, P. Wolf, P. Delva: Atomic time, clocks, and clock comparisons in relativistic spacetime: a review