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. |
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| Description: | ix, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | AIP conference proceedings, 0094-243x ; 493 AIP conference proceedings ; no. 493. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4233112 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of the 8th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics held at McGill University in Montreal. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 156396905X |
| ISSN: | 0094-243x ; |
