General relativity and relativistic astrophysics : eighth Canadian conference : Montréal, Québec, June 1999 /

General relativity and relativistic astrophysics : eighth Canadian conference : Montréal, Québec, June 1999 /

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Imprint:	Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, ©1999.
Description:	ix, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	AIP conference proceedings, 0094-243X ; 493 AIP conference proceedings ; no. 493.
Subject:	Relativistic astrophysics -- Congresses. General relativity (Physics) -- Congresses. General relativity (Physics) Relativistic astrophysics. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11321878

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Other authors / contributors:	Burgess, C. P. (Cliff Peter), 1957- Myers, Robert Charles. Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics (8th : 1999 : McGill University)
ISBN:	156396905X 9781563969058
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Access is restricted to subscribing institutions.
Summary:	Annotation General relativity is the modern theory of gravity, due originally to Einstein. The study of gravitational systems under extreme conditions of density & energy is presently extremely active, for two very different reasons: First, the modern generation of astrophysical measurements are dramatically expanding the information we have of these systems in real astrophysical environments, such as in neutron stars, black holes, or the very early universe. Second, these same systems are proving to be very instructive theoretical probes of cutting-edge theories of elementary particles, such as string theory & its close cousin, M-theory. The confluence of these two trends makes it very fruitful to bring together astrophysicists, geometers, & string theorists, as was done at the 8th CCGRAA.

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Summary:	General relativity is the modern theory of gravity, due originally to Einstein. The study of gravitational systems under extreme conditions of density and energy is presently active for two very different reasons: first, the modern generation of astrophysical measurements are dramatically expanding the information we have of these systems in real astrophysical environments, such as in neutron stars, black holes or the very early universe. Secondly, these same systems are proving to be very instructive theoretical probes of theories of elementary particles, such as string theory and its close relative, M-theory. This text discusses the confluence of these two trends.
Physical Description:	ix, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	156396905X 9781563969058
ISSN:	0094-243X ;
Access:	Access is restricted to subscribing institutions.