Equations of motion in general relativity

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asada, H.
Other Authors: Futamase, Toshifumi, Hogan, P. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Series:International series of monographs on physics / International series of monographs on physics
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
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
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191723421
0191723428