Gravity where do we stand? /

This book presents an overview of the current understanding of gravitation, with a focus on the current efforts to test its theories, especially general relativity. It shows how the quest for a deeper understanding, which would possibly incorporate gravity in the quantum realm, is more than ever an...

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Other Authors: Peron, Roberto,, Colpi, Monica,, Gorini, V. 1940-, Moschella, Ugo,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2015]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 484 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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245 0 0 |a Gravity :  |b where do we stand? /  |c Roberto Peron, Monica Colpi, Vittorio Gorini, Ugo Moschella, editors. 
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505 0 |a In Memoriam; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Foundations and Solar System Tests; Gravity: Newtonian, Post-Newtonian, and General Relativistic; 1 Introduction; 2 Newtonian Gravity; 2.1 The Equations of Newtonian Gravity; 2.2 Spherical and Nonspherical Bodies; 2.3 Motion of Extended Fluid Bodies; 2.4 Newtonian Orbital Dynamics; 2.5 Osculating Orbit Elements and the Perturbed Kepler Problem; 2.6 Non-Keplerian Behavior: Worked Examples; 3 General Relativity; 3.1 Mathematics of Curved Space-Time; 3.2 Physics in Curved Spacetime; 3.3 Einstein Field Equations. 
505 8 |a 4 Post-Minkowskian and Post-Newtonian Theory4.1 Landau-Lifshitz Formulation of the Field Equations; 4.2 The Relaxed Einstein Equations; 4.3 Solution of the Wave Equation; 4.4 Iteration of the Relaxed Field Equations; 5 Post-Newtonian Theory; 5.1 General Structure of the Fields; 5.2 The Post-Newtonian Limit of General Relativity; 5.3 Non-Newtonian Behavior: Worked Examples; 5.4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism; 5.5 Gravitational Radiation Reaction; 6 Far-zone Fields and Gravitational Radiation; 6.1 The Quadrupole Formula; 6.2 Energy Flux and Inspiraling Compact Binaries; References. 
505 8 |a The Newtonian Gravity and Some of Its Classical Tests1 Introduction; 2 Historical Part; 2.1 Galilei and the Universality of the Free Fall; 3 Experimental Gravitation; 3.1 Techniques of Signals Detection; 3.1.1 Mechanical Oscillator; 3.1.2 Pickup and Actuation Systems; 3.1.3 Electrical Lowering of the Frequency of the Mechanical Oscillator; 3.1.4 Electrical Variation of the Equilibrium Conditions of the Capacitive Bridge; 3.1.5 Electromechanical Actuator; 3.1.6 Electromechanical Detection System; 3.1.7 Signal Level; 3.1.8 Brownian Noise Associated with the Harmonic Oscillator. 
505 8 |a 3.1.9 Preamplifier Noise3.1.10 Total System Noise; 3.2 Techniques to Circumvent the Noise; 3.2.1 Choice of the Laboratory; 3.2.2 Transfer of Signal in a Frequency Range Where Noise Is Lower; 3.2.3 Suspension Systems and Mechanical Insulation; 3.2.4 Cryogenic Techniques; 3.2.5 Low-Noise Amplifiers; 3.2.6 Common Mode Rejection (CMR); 3.2.7 Quantum Nondemolition and Back-Action Evading; 3.2.8 Facility for Micro- and Pico-gravity Experiments; 3.2.9 Ballooning Facility for Microgravity (GiZero); 4 Calibration of the Apparatus for Measurements of Gravitation and Acceleration. 
505 8 |a 4.1 Ground Testing and Calibration4.2 Measurement of Transducer Factor and Linearity; 4.3 Measurement of the Electromechanical Actuation Factor; 4.4 Measurement of the Accelerometer Transfer Function (Resonance Frequency and Mechanical Quality Factor); 4.5 Measurement of the Intrinsic Noise of the System; 4.6 Measurement of the ISA Thermal Stability; 5 Test of the WEP-GReAT; 5.1 Generality of the GReAT Experiment; 5.2 Intrinsic Noise of the Differential Accelerometer; 5.3 Damping of the Transient Induced by the Release of the Experiment; 5.4 Common-Mode Rejection; 5.5 Experiment Error Budget. 
520 |a This book presents an overview of the current understanding of gravitation, with a focus on the current efforts to test its theories, especially general relativity. It shows how the quest for a deeper understanding, which would possibly incorporate gravity in the quantum realm, is more than ever an open field. The majority of the contributions deals with the manifold facets of "experimental gravitation", but the book goes beyond this and covers a broad range of subjects from the foundations of gravitational theories to astrophysics and cosmology. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with foundations and Solar System tests. An introductory pedagogical chapter reviews first Newtonian gravitational theory, special relativity, the equivalence principle and the basics of general relativity. Then it focuses on approximation methods, mainly the post-Newtonian formalism and the relaxed Einstein equations, with a discussion on how they are used in treating experimental tests and in the problem of generation and detection of gravitational waves. Following this is a set of chapters describing the most recent experiments, techniques and observations to test the theories of gravitation in the laboratory, around the Earth and in the Solar System. The second part is dedicated to astrophysical topics deeply linked with the study of gravitation, namely binary pulsars and the perspective of direct detection of gravitational waves. These cases are paradigmatic in that the gravitational signals act at the same time as messengers helping us to understand the properties of important and wide classes of astrophysical objects. The third part explores the many open issues in the current knowledge of gravitation machinery, especially related to astrophysical and cosmological problems, and the way possible solutions to them impact the quest for a quantum theory of gravitation and unified theory. Included is a selection of the many possible paths, giving a hint to the subtleties one is called upon. Whenever possible, a close link to observational constraints and possible experimental tests is provided. In selecting the topics of the various contributions, particular care has been devoted to ensure their fit in a coherent representation of our understanding of gravitational phenomena. The book is aimed at graduate level students and will form a valuable reference for those working in the field. 
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