Gravitation and Inertia / / John Archibald Wheeler, Ignazio Ciufolini.
Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's observational checks and to two of its con...
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Ciufolini, Ignazio, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Gravitation and Inertia / John Archibald Wheeler, Ignazio Ciufolini. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018] ©1995 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Series in Physics ; 101 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Main Topics -- 1. A First Tour -- 2. Einstein Geometrodynamics -- 3. Tests of Einstein Geometrodynamics -- 4. Cosmology, Standard Models, and Homogeneous Rotating Models -- 5. The Initial-Value Problem in Einstein Geometrodynamics -- 6. The Gravitomagnetic Field and Its Measurement -- 7. Some Highlights of the Past and a Summary of Geometrodynamics and Inertia -- Mathematical Appendix -- Symbols and Notations -- Author Index -- Subject Index of Mathematical Appendix -- Subject Index -- Fundamental and Astronomical Constants and Units -- Planets restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's observational checks and to two of its consequences: the predicted existence of gravitomagnetism and the origin of inertia (local inertial frames) in Einstein's general relativity: inertia here arises from mass there. The authors explain the modern understanding of the link between gravitation and inertia in Einstein's theory, from the origin of inertia in some cosmological models of the universe, to the interpretation of the initial value formulation of Einstein's standard geometrodynamics; and from the devices and the methods used to determine the local inertial frames of reference, to the experiments used to detect and measure the "dragging of inertial frames of reference." In this book, Ciufolini and Wheeler emphasize present, past, and proposed tests of gravitational interaction, metric theories, and general relativity. They describe the numerous confirmations of the foundations of geometrodynamics and some proposed experiments, including space missions, to test some of its fundamental predictions--in particular gravitomagnetic field or "dragging of inertial frames" and gravitational waves. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) General relativity (Physics). Geometrodynamics. Gravitation. Inertia (Mechanics). SCIENCE / Physics / General. bisacsh Wheeler, John Archibald, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691190198?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691190198 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780691190198.jpg |
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