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050	0	0	_aQC173.59.M3 _bP65 2014
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100	1		_aPoisson, Eric, _d1965- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGravity : _bNewtonian, post-Newtonian, relativistic / _cEric Poisson, University of Guelph, Clifford M. Will, University of Florida.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 780 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Foundations of Newtonian gravity; 2. Structure of self-gravitating bodies; 3. Newtonian orbital dynamics; 4. Minkowski spacetime; 5. Curved spacetime; 6. Post-Minkowskian theory: formulation; 7. Post-Minkowskian theory: implementation; 8. Post-Newtonian theory: fundamentals; 9. Post-Newtonian theory: system of isolated bodies; 10. Post-Newtonian celestial mechanics, astrometry and navigation; 11. Gravitational waves; 12. Radiative losses and radiation reaction; 13. Alternative theories of gravity; References; Index.
520			_aThis textbook explores approximate solutions to general relativity and their consequences. It offers a unique presentation of Einstein's theory by developing powerful methods that can be applied to astrophysical systems. Beginning with a uniquely thorough treatment of Newtonian gravity, the book develops post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian approximation methods to obtain weak-field solutions to the Einstein field equations. The book explores the motion of self-gravitating bodies, the physics of gravitational waves, and the impact of radiative losses on gravitating systems. It concludes with a brief overview of alternative theories of gravity. Ideal for graduate courses on general relativity and relativistic astrophysics, the book examines real-life applications, such as planetary motion around the Sun, the timing of binary pulsars, and gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes. Text boxes explore related topics and provide historical context, and over 100 exercises present challenging tests of the material covered in the main text.
650		0	_aGeneral relativity (Physics) _xMathematics _vTextbooks.
650		0	_aGravity _xMathematics _vTextbooks.
700	1		_aWill, Clifford M., _d1946- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107032866
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139507486
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