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100 years of relativity [[electronic resource] ] : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond / / editor, Abhay Ashtekar
| 100 years of relativity [[electronic resource] ] : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond / / editor, Abhay Ashtekar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (527 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AshtekarAbhay |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Space and time |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-37265-X
9786611372651 981-270-098-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Altri titoli varianti |
One hundred years of relativity
Hundred years of relativity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450690903321 |
| Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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100 years of relativity [[electronic resource] ] : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond / / editor, Abhay Ashtekar
| 100 years of relativity [[electronic resource] ] : space-time structure : Einstein and beyond / / editor, Abhay Ashtekar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (527 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AshtekarAbhay |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Space and time |
| ISBN |
1-281-37265-X
9786611372651 981-270-098-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Altri titoli varianti |
One hundred years of relativity
Hundred years of relativity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783926803321 |
| Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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