General Relativity and Gravitation, 1989
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation

Essential reading for all research workers in relativity, cosmology and astrophysics.

Neil Ashby (Edited by), David F. Bartlett (Edited by), Walter Wyss (Edited by)

9780521020794, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2005

524 pages
23 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.72 kg

"...a magnificent volume representing cutting edge ideas on General Relativity and Gravitation circa < 1989....Tenacious theoreticians and physics purists should definitely add this book to their bedside reading." Physics in Canada

This volume contains the proceedings of the 12th triannual International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, the premier conference for presentation and discussion of new ideas in relativity and cosmology. The volume contains invited talks in addition to short reports on the parallel workshops that took place at the meeting. It is essential reading for all research workers in relativity, cosmology and astrophysics.

Part I. Classical Relativity and Gravitation Theory: 1. Global properties of exact solutions H. Friedrich
2. Numerical relativity T. Nakamura
3. How fast can a pulsar spin? J. L. Friedman
4. Colliding waves in general relativity V. Ferrari
Part II. Relativistic Astrophysics, Early Universe, and Classical Cosmology: 5. Observations of cosmic microwave radiation R. B. Partridge
6. Cosmic microwave background radiation (theory) M. Panek
7. Inflation and quantum cosmology A. D. Linde
8. Observations of lensing B. Fort
9. Gravitational lenses: theory and interpretation R. Blandford
Part III. Experimental Gravitation and Gravitational Waves: 10. Solar system tests of GR: recent results and present plans I. Shapiro
11. Laser interferometer detectors R. Weiss
12. Resonant bar gravitational wave experiments G. Pizzella
13. A non-inverse square law test E. Adelberger
Part IV. Quantum Gravity, Superstrings, Quantum Cosmology: 14. Cosmic strings B. Unruh
15. String theory as a quantum theory of gravity G. Horowitz
16. Progress in quantum cosmology J. B. Hartle
17. Self-duality, quantum gravity, Wilson loops and all that A. V. Ashtekar
Part V. Summary Talk: 18. GR-12 Conference summary J. Ehlers II
Part VI. Reports on Workshops/Symposia: 19. Exact solutions and exact properties of Einstein equations V. Moncrieff
20. Spinors, twistors and complex methods N. Woodhouse
21. Alternative gravity theories M. Francaviglia
22. Asymptotia, singularities and global structure B. G. Schmidt
23. Radiative spacetimes and approximation methods T. Damour
24. Algebraic computing M. MacCallum
25. Numerical relativity J. Centrella
26. Mathematical cosmology J. Wainwright
27. The early universe M. Turner
28. Relativistic astrophysics M. Abramowitz
29. Astrophysical and observational cosmology B. Carr
30. Solar system and pulsar tests of gravitation R. Hellings
31. Earth-based gravitational experiments J. Faller
32. Resonant bar and microwave gravitational wave experiments W. Fairbanks
33. Laser gravitational wave experiments J. Hough
34. Theories of quantum gravity I (superstring theory) C. Aragone
35. New Hamiltonian variables L. Smolin
36. Quantum cosmology and baby universes L. Grishchuk
37. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime J. Audretsch
38. Theories of quantum gravity II (other than superstring theory) A. Komar.

Subject Areas: Relativity physics [PHR]