This book serves two purposes. The authors present important aspects of modern research on the mathematical structure of Einstein's field equations and they show how to extract their physical content from them by mathematically exact methods. The essays are devoted to exact solutions and to the Cauchy problem of the field equations as well as to post-Newtonian approximations that have direct physical implications. Further topics concern quantum gravity and optics in gravitational fields.The book addresses researchers in relativity and differential geometry but can also be used as additional reading material for graduate students.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783642086373
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178381340
Product Key Features
Author
Bernd G. Schmidt
Publication Name
Einstein's Field Equations and Their Physical Implications: Selected Essays in Honour of Jurgen Ehlers
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Mathematics, Physics
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
433 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
540
Item Weight
688g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Lecture Notes in Physics
Editor
Bernd G. Schmidt
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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