Gravitation, Geometry and Relativistic Physics: Proceedings of the “Journées Relativistes” Held at Aussois, France, May 2–5, 1984 (Lecture Notes in Physics (212)) (English and French Edition)

Edited By Laboratoire Gravitation Et Cosmologie Relativistes, Université Pierre Et Marie Curie Et C.n.r.s., Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris. English And French. Includes Bibliographies. Developments and predictions....Pages 1-17 Radiative gravitational fields and radiation reaction forces in general relativity....Pages 18-28 Multipoles particles in general relativity: The Weyl and Kerr metrics....Pages 29-39 Unconstrained degrees of freedom of gravitational field and the positivity of gravitational energy....Pages 40-50 A Method for generating exact solutions of Einstein's field equations....Pages 51-53 Causal relativistic thermodynamics of transitory processes in electromagnetic continuous media....Pages 54-56 La relativité générale : une théorie sans problème(s) ?....Pages 57-76 Geometrie et physique....Pages 77-87 Supergravities....Pages 88-106 Some nonexistence theorems for massive Yang-Mills fields and harmonic maps....Pages 107-116 Geometrical approach to the physics of random networks....Pages 117-128 The algebra of multiplication operators of star-product in R 2n ....Pages 129-131 Manifold b-incompleteness stability via a structure of principal connections....Pages 132-133 Front form predictive relativistic mechanics non interaction theorem....Pages 134-137 Some new results on the validity of Huygens' principle for the scalar wave equation on a curved space-time....Pages 138-142 Atomic fine and hyperfine structure. Calculations in a space of constant curvature....Pages 143-153 Theories of gravity and experimental tests in the post-newtonian limit....Pages 154-173 Survey of relativistic effects in geodesy and fundamental astronomy....Pages 174-186 Relativistic effects in heavy ions....Pages 187-194 The interferometric detection of gravitational waves....Pages 195-203 The development of long baseline gravitational radiation detectors at Glasgow University....Pages 204-212 Improved sensitivities in laser interferometers for the detection of gravitational waves....Pages 213-221 Injection locking and coherent summation of argon ion lasers....Pages 222-225 Can the photon noise be reduced?....Pages 226-231 The problem of the optical stability of a pendular Fabry-Perot....Pages 232-237 Much ado about Geminga....Pages 238-248 The 3K background radiation: Observational and theoretical status....Pages 249-264 Close-up on gravitational lensing : The gravitational mirages....Pages 265-280 Amplification of light by gravitational lens : Dynamics and thick lens effects....Pages 281-285 Thermodynamical fluctuations of massive black holes....Pages 286-289 Newtonian and relativistic Bianchi i models of the universe....Pages 290-293 The cosmological constant....Pages 294-301 The inflationary universe : A primer....Pages 302-332