Research Catalog

Title

Frontiers in relativistic celestial mechanics / edited by Sergei M. Kopeikin.

Publication

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, [2014]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kopeikin, Sergei
• Brumberg, V. A.

Description

2 volumes : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

Relativistic celestial mechanics - investigating the motion celestial bodies in 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 which cover a wide range of topics from more canonical - such as equations of motion of N-body system in asymptotically-flat spacetime, light propagation and celestial ephemerides - to progressive interdisciplinary studies in gravitational wave astronomy, cosmology and alternative theories of gravity as well as modern experiments for testing general theory of relativity. Volume 1 is concerned with theoretical foundations such as post-Newtonian solutions to the two-body problem, light propagation through time-dependent gravitational fields, as well as cosmological effects on the movements of bodies in various astrophysical systems. Volume 2 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 80th birthday, these two volumes honor V.A. Brumberg - one of the pioneers in modern relativistic celestial mechanics

Series Statement

De Gruyter studies in mathematical physics ; 21, 22

Uniform Title

De Gruyter studies in mathematical physics ; 21, 22.

Subjects

• Festschriften
• Celestial mechanics
• Astrometry
• General relativity (Physics)

Genre/Form

Festschriften.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Volume 1. Theory -- Volume 2. Applications and experiments.
• Volume 1 : The general relativistic two-body problem / Thibault Damour -- Hamiltonian dynamics of spinning compact binaries through high post-Newtonian approximations / Gerhard Schäfer -- Covariant theory of the post-Newtonian equations of motion of extended bodies / Yi Xie and Sergei Kopeikin -- On the DSX-framework / Michael Soffel -- General relativistic theory of light propagation in multipolar gravitational fields / Pavel Korobkov and Sergei Kopeikin -- On the backreaction problem in cosmology / Toshifumi Futamase -- Post-Newtonian approximations in cosmology / Alexander Petrov and Sergei Kopeikin.
• Volume 2 : New tools for determining the light travel time in static, spherically symmetric spacetimes beyond the order G² / Pierre Teyssandier -- Testing relativistic gravity with radio pulsars / Norbert Wex -- Lunar laser ranging and relativity / Jürgen Müller, Liliane Biskupek, Franz Hofmann, and Enrico Mai -- Dragging of inertial frames, fundamental physics, and satellite laser ranging / Ignazio Ciufolini, Antonio Paolozzi, Vahe Gurzadyan, Erricos C. Pavlis, Rolf König, John Ries, Richard Matzner, Roger Penrose, Giampiero Sindoni, and Claudio Paris -- Elliptic functions and elliptic integrals for celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy / Toshio Fukushima -- Victor Brumberg and the French school of analytical celestial mechanics / Jean-Louis Simon and Agnes Fienga -- Atomic time, clocks, and clock comparisons in relativistic spacetime / Gérard Petit, Peter Wolf, and Pacôme Delva.

ISBN

• 9783110337471 (v. 1)
• 3110337479 (v. 1)
• 9783110345452 (v. 2)
• 3110345455 (v. 2)
• 9783110359329
• 3110359324
• 9783110337495 (canceled/invalid)
• 9783110345667 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014017399

OCLC

• ocn881399528
• 881399528
• SCSB-5844161

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries