{"product_id":"directions-in-general-relativity-volume-1-proceedings-of-the-1993-international-symposium-maryland-papers-in-honor-of-charles-misner-paperback-9780521021395","title":"Directions in General Relativity: Volume 1; Proceedings of the 1993 International Symposium, Maryland: Papers in Honor of Charles Misner (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521021395","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDirections in General Relativity: Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProceedings of the 1993 International Symposium, Maryland: Papers in Honor of Charles Misner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProceedings of the International Symposium on General Relativity, University of Maryland, March 1993.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eB. L. Hu (Edited by), M. P. Ryan, Jr (Edited by), C. V. Vishveshwara (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521021395, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 51 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.705 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This volume will be invaluable to students and researchers in gravitational physics and related theoretical areas.\"   Viqar Husain, Mathematical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThese two volumes are the proceedings of a major International Symposium on General Relativity held at the University of Maryland 27 to 29 March 1993 to celebrate the sixtieth birthdays of Professor Charles Misner and Professor Dieter Brill. The volumes cover classical general relativity, quantum gravity and quantum cosmology, canonical formulation and the initial value problem, topology and geometry of spacetime and fields, mathematical and physical cosmology, and Black Hole physics and astrophysics. As invited articles, the papers in these volumes have an aim which goes beyond that of a standard conference proceedings. Not only do the authors discuss the most recent research results in their fields, but many also provide historical perspectives on how their subjects developed and offer individual insights in their search for new directions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Remarks concerning the geometrics of gravity, gauge fields and quantum theory J. S. Anandan\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gravity and the unification of fundamental interactions R. L. Arnowitt and P. Nath\u003cbr\u003e 3. Minisuperspaces: symmetrics and quantization A. Ashtekar, R. S. Tate and C. Uggla\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quantum cosmology B. K. Berger\u003cbr\u003e 5. A pictorial history of some gravitational instanton D. Brill and K.- T. Pirk\u003cbr\u003e 6. No time machines from lightlike sources in 2+1 gravity S. Deser and A. R. Steif\u003cbr\u003e 7. Inhomogeneity and anisotropy genertation in FRW cosmologies G. F. R. Ellis and D. R. Matravers\u003cbr\u003e 8. Misner, kinks and Black Holes D. Finkelstein\u003cbr\u003e 9. The quantum mechanics of closed systems J. B. Hartle\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cosmological vacuum open system W. A. Hiscock and D. A. Samuel\u003cbr\u003e 11. Minisuperspace as a quantum open system B. L. Hu, J. P. Paz and S. Sinha\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ricci flow on minisuperspaces and the geometry-topology problem J. Isenberg and M. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e 13. Classical and quantum dynamics of Black Hole interiors W. Israel\u003cbr\u003e 14. Matter time in canonical quantum gravity K. V. Kuchar\u003cbr\u003e 15. The isotropy and homogeneity of the universe R. A. Matzner\u003cbr\u003e 16. Recent advances in ADM reduction V. Moncrief\u003cbr\u003e 17. Some progress in classical canonical gravity J. M. Nester\u003cbr\u003e 18. Harmonic map formulation of colliding electrovac place waves Y. Nutku\u003cbr\u003e 19. Geometry, the renormalization groups and gravity D. J. O'Connor and C. R. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e 20. An example of the indeterminacy of the already-unified theory R. Penrose\u003cbr\u003e 21. Nonstatic metric of Hiscock-Gott type A. K. Raychaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e 22. Non-standard phase space variables, quantization and path-integrals, or little ado about much M. P. Ryan, Jr. and Sergio Hojmann\u003cbr\u003e 23. The present status of the decaying neutrino theory D. W. Sciama\u003cbr\u003e 24. Exploiting the computer to investigate Black Holes and cosmic censorship S. L. Shapiro and S. A. Teukolsky\u003cbr\u003e 25. Misner space as a prototype for almost any pathology K. S. Thorne\u003cbr\u003e 26. Relativity and rotation C. V. Vishveshwara\u003cbr\u003e 27. The first law of Black Hole mechanics R. M. Wald\u003cbr\u003e 28. Gravitational radiation antenna observations J. Weber and G. Wilmot\u003cbr\u003e 29. The back-reaction is never negligible: entropy of Black Holes and radiation J. W. York, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e 30. Toward a thesis topic J. A. 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