The Renaissance of General Relativity and Cosmology: A Survey to Celebrate the 65th Birthday of Dennis Sciama

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Renaissance of General Relativity and Cosmology: A Survey to Celebrate the 65th Birthday of Dennis Sciama
Authors and Contributors      Edited by George Ellis
Edited by Antonio Lanza
Edited by John Miller
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 170
Category/GenreRelativity physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521021081
ClassificationsDewey:530.1
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Halftones, unspecified; 23 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 22 September 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The past forty years have been a time of spectacular development in the study of general relativity and cosmology. A special role in this has been played by the influential research groups led by Dennis Sciama in Cambridge, Oxford, and Trieste. In April 1992 many of his ex-students and collaborators came to Trieste (where he is currently Professor) for a review meeting to celebrate his 65th birthday. This book consists of written versions of the talks presented which, taken together, comprise an authoritative overview of developments which have taken place during his career to date. The topics covered include fundamental questions in general relativity and cosmology, black holes, active galactic nuclei, galactic structure, dark matter, and large scale structure.

Reviews

'Libraries should make sure they have a copy, so that the younger generation are able to learn something about the achievements of a man who has probably strongly influenced their research.' The Observatory