Gravitational radiation, collapsed objects, and exact solutions : proceedings of the Einstein Centenary Summer School, held in Perth, Australia, January 1979

## Acknowledgements This meeting was made possible by virtue of thegenerosity of a number of individuals and organisations, some concerned primarily with science, others cast in a purely philanthropic role. Of these sponsors, some were able to offer direct financial assistance, while others extended support in less tangible, but nonetheless vital, ways. To all of these Introduction....Pages 1-4 Gravitational radiation and the binary pulsar....Pages 5-11 Supernovae — observations and conventional interpretations....Pages 12-24 Supernovae — Current areas of research....Pages 25-33 Pulsars....Pages 34-66 The gamma ray sky at high energies. The role of pulsars as gamma ray sources....Pages 67-87 Compact radiation sources in active galactic nuclei....Pages 88-106 Some aspects of supernova theory: Implosion, explosion and expansion....Pages 107-146 The pulsar magnetosphere....Pages 147-171 On the physics of Circinus X-1. I. Periodic flares in the X-ray, optical and radio regimes....Pages 172-209 On the physics of Circinus X-1. II. Eccentricity, mass transfer rates, secular orbital effects, possible γ-ray burst, and a possible origin for circinus X-1....Pages 210-245 Einstein and gravitational radiation....Pages 246-298 Gravity wave antenna — transducer systems....Pages 299-313 Parametric upconverter transducers....Pages 314-330 Detection of gravitational radiation from pulsars....Pages 331-340 Data analysis algorithms for gravitational antenna signals....Pages 341-369 Sensitivity of a gravitational radiation antenna instrumented with dual mode transducer and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)....Pages 370-384 Quantum non-demolition....Pages 385-426 Gravitation experiments at Stanford....Pages 427-443 Stationary axisymmetric gravitational fields: An asymptotic flatness preserving transformation....Pages 444-453 Mechanical, electrodynamical and thermodynamical properties of black holes....Pages 454-458 Electrovac perturbations of rotating black holes....Pages 459-468 Symmetries and exact solutions of Einstein's equations....Pages 469-476 Naked singularities....Pages 477-487 From The Perilous Ocean Crossing To The Shared Bounty Of The First Thanksgiving, The Pilgrim Settlement Of New England Has Become Enshrined As Our Most Sacred National Myth. Yet, As Author Philbrick Reveals, The True Story Of The Pilgrims Is Much More Than The Well-known Tale Of Piety And Sacrifice; It Is A 55-year Epic. The Mayflower's Religious Refugees Arrived In Plymouth Harbor During A Period Of Crisis For Native Americans, As Disease Spread By European Fishermen Devastated Their Populations. Initially The Two Groups Maintained A Fragile Working Relationship. But Within Decades, New England Erupted Into King Philip's War, A Savage Conflict That Nearly Wiped Out Colonists And Natives Alike, And Forever Altered The Face Of The Fledgling Colonies And The Country That Would Grow From Them. Philbrick Has Fashioned A Fresh Portrait Of The Dawn Of American History--dominated Right From The Start By Issues Of Race, Violence, And Religion.--from Publisher Description. Discovery: -- 1. They Knew They Were Pilgrims -- 2. Dangerous Shoals And Roaring Breakers -- 3. Into The Void -- 4. Beaten With Their Own Rod -- 5. The Heart Of The Winter -- 6. In The Dark And Dismal Swamp -- 7. Thanksgiving -- Accommodation: -- 8. The Wall -- 9. A Ruffling Course -- Community: -- 10. One Small Candle -- 11. The Ancient Mother -- 12. The Trial -- War: -- 13. Kindling The Flame -- 14. The God Of Armies -- 15. In A Strange Way -- 16. The Better Side Of The Hedge -- Epilogue : Conscience. Edited By C. Edwards. Includes Bibliographies.