The first William Fairbank Meeting on Relativistic Gravitational Experiments in Space : proceedings of the Meeting held at the University of Rome, September 10-14, 1990

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The first William Fairbank Meeting on Relativistic Gravitational Experiments in Space : proceedings of the Meeting held at the University of Rome, September 10-14, 1990

editors, M. Demianski, C.W.F. Everitt

(Advanced series in astrophysics and cosmology, v. 7)

World Scientific, c1993

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Relativistic gravitational experiments in space

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Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Presenting the proceedings of the First William Fairbank Meeting, this book covers areas including: tests of underlying principles in gravitational physics and their theoretical rationale; and rotational effects in general relativity, frame-dragging and the geodetic effect.

Table of Contents

  • Tests of underlying principles in gravitational physics and their theoretical rationale
  • frameworks for testing gravitational theories, present status of theory testing and future prospects
  • rotational effects in general relativity, frame-dragging and the geodetic effect
  • experiments and theory of gravitational radiation
  • advanced technologies
  • clocks, drag-free and cryogenics in space
  • classical gravity
  • considerations in spacecraft design, program management and the use of columbus space station.

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  • NCID
    BA20875738
  • ISBN
    • 9810212631
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxv, 526 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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