General Relativity: Proceedings of the Forty Sixth Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Aberdeen, July 1995 (Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics//Proceedings)

This volume contains the courses on General Relativity delivered at the 46th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, held at Aberdeen in July 1995. Each course was given by an acknowledged expert in their field. The courses were aimed at postgraduates and postdoctoral students and provide an introduction to many areas of the subject, both mathematical and physical. Chapters on mathematical relativity cover many topics including initial value problems, a different approach to the partial differential equations of physics and current work on partial solutions. Cosmology is represented by chapters on relativistic cosmology and on black holes. Other chapters deal with gravitational waves, experimental relativity, quantum gravity and aspects of computing in relativity. Title ......Page 1 Date-line ......Page 2 Series contents ......Page 3 Lecturers ......Page 5 Preface ......Page 7 Contents ......Page 8 Mathematics of General Relativity (Bernd Schmidt) ......Page 9 Partial Differential Equations of Physics (Robert Geroch) ......Page 27 Gravitostatics and Rotating Bodies (Gemot Neugebauer) ......Page 69 A Guide to Basic Exact Solutions (Zoltan Perjes) ......Page 91 Relativistic Cosmology (John Wainwright) ......Page 115 Black Holes in Cosmology and Astrophysics (Bernard Carr) ......Page 151 Source of Gravitational Waves (Jose Alberto Lobo) ......Page 211 Detection of Gravitational Waves (Norna A Robertson) ......Page 231 The Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment. A 1995 Update (Clifford M Will)......Page 247 Algebraic Computing in General Relativity (Ray D'Inverno) ......Page 291 Numerical Computing in General Relativity (Ray D'Inverno) ......Page 339 Quantum Gravity (Malcolm Perry) ......Page 385 Poster Abstracts ......Page 415 Participants' Addresses ......Page 421 Index ......Page 427

general Relativity Provides An Unusually Broad Survey Of The Current State Of This Field. Chapters On Mathematical Relativity Cover Many Topics, Including Initial Value Problems, A New Approach To The Partial Differential Equations Of Physics, And Work On Exact Solutions. The Chapters On Relativistic Cosmology And Black Holes Explore Cosmology. Other Chapters Deal With Gravitational Waves, Experimental Relativity, Quantum Gravity, And Aspects Of Computing In Relativity. The Book Will Be Useful Both To Postgraduates And To Established Workers In The Field.

This volume contains the courses on General Relativity delivered at the 46th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, held at Aberdeen in July 1995. The courses were given by acknowledged experts in their field. The book is thus aimed at postgraduate and postdoctoral students and as such provides an excellent introduction to many areas of the subject, both mathematical and physical.