Spacetime and Geometry: The Alfred Schild Lectures
Author:   Richard A. Matzner ,  L. C. Shepley
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292741386


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 May 1982
Format:   Paperback
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These reports, at the forefront of relativity theory when they were written, in particular the geometrical aspects of spacetime theory, were the result of the Alfred Schild Memorial Lecture Series presented at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in 1977. Each article is a self-contained summary of an important area of contemporary gravitational physics, while the book as a whole provides an overview of a wide variety of the problems of general relativity and gravitation.

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Author:   Richard A. Matzner ,  L. C. Shepley
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292741386


ISBN 10:   0292741383
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 May 1982
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. Why Is the Universe So Symmetrical? (Dennis Sciama) 2. Null Congruences and Plebanski-Schild Spaces (Ivor Robinson) 3. Linearization Stability (Dieter Brill) 4. Nonlinear Model Field Theories Based on Harmonic Mappings (Charles W. Misner) 5. Gravitational Fields in General Relativity (Roy P. Kerr) 6. On the Potential Barriers Surrounding the Schwarzschild Black Hole (Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar) 7. The Initial Value Problem and Beyond (James W. York, Jr., and Tsvi Piran) Notes on Contributors Index to Works Cited Index of Topics

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Richard A. Matzner and L. C. Shepley were professors of physics at the University of Texas at Austin.

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