Equations of motion in general relativity [electronic resource] /
by Asada, H. (Hideki); Futamase, Toshifumi; Hogan, P. A. (Peter A.).
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BookSeries: International series of monographs on physics: no. 148.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191723421 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Stars -- Proper motion | Stars -- Orbits | General relativity (Physics) | Astronomy -- MathematicsOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the gravitational field of a system of stars and predicts their paths by providing the 'equations of motion' of each star. Extracting these equations from his field equations is a highly technical procedure described in this book.
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Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the gravitational field of a system of stars and predicts their paths by providing the 'equations of motion' of each star. Extracting these equations from his field equations is a highly technical procedure described in this book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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