Gravitation and Inertia

Ignazio Ciufolini, John Archibald Wheeler

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Princeton University Press
24 October 1995

Classical mechanics; Relativity physics

Series: Princeton Series in Physics

"Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's observational checks and to two of its consequences: the predicted existence of gravitomagnetism and the origin of inertia (local inertial frames) in Einstein's general relativity: inertia here arises from mass there. The authors explain the modern understanding of the link between gravitation and inertia in Einstein's theory, from the origin of inertia in some cosmological models of the universe, to the interpretation of the initial value formulation of Einstein's standard geometrodynamics; and from the devices and the methods used to determine the local inertial frames of reference, to the experiments used to detect and measure the ""dragging of inertial frames of reference."" In this book, Ciufolini and Wheeler emphasize present, past, and proposed tests of gravitational interaction, metric theories, and general relativity.

They describe the numerous confirmations of the foundations of geometrodynamics and some proposed experiments, including space missions, to test some of its fundamental predictions--in particular gravitomagnetic field or ""dragging of inertial frames"" and gravitational waves."

By: Ignazio Ciufolini, John Archibald Wheeler
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 851g
ISBN: 9780691033235
ISBN 10: 0691033234
Series: Princeton Series in Physics
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 24 October 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

PrefaceChart of Main Topics1A First Tour12Einstein Geometrodynamics133Tests of Einstein Geometrodynamics874Cosmology, Standard Models, and Homogeneous Rotating Models1855The Initial-Value Problem in Einstein Geometrodynamics2696The Gravitomagnetic Field and Its Measurement3157Some Highlights of the Past and a Summary of Geometrodynamics and Inertia384Mathematical Appendix403Symbols and Notations437Author Index445Subject Index of Mathematical Appendix455Subject Index461Fundamental and Astronomical Constants and Units493

Ignazio Ciufolini is a Research Associate at CNR-IFSI in Rome. John Archibald Wheeler, one of the world's foremost relativists, is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University. His books include A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime; with Edwin F. Taylor, Spacetime Physics; and, with Charles Misner and Kip Thorne, Gravitation; all published by W. H. Freeman & Co.

Reviews for Gravitation and Inertia

[An] admirably comprehensive guide...The approach is leavened with historical perspectives and almost poetic insights. Particularly valuable [are] the up to date accounts of experimental tests of general relativity. -- Robert Matthews, New Scientist ... it has plenty of useful resources and ideas and it is enjoyable. It covers, sometimes with distinctive originality, topics not easily found in other textbooks. Its charm lies in the interweaving of Wheeler's speculative quest for the physical origin of inertia with Ciufolini's experimental craft. In such interweaving lies the magic of an extraordinarily beautiful science: the science of the shape of space-time. -- Carlo Rovelli, Science In this important work, Ciufolini and Wheeler provide extensive coverage of current gravitation theory, current problems of interest to the physics community, and recent and proposed experiments based upon Einstein's theory of general relativity. -- Choice This is an excellent book that will be of interest to anyone seriously interested in general relativity. It is clearly written with a very well connected development of many topics which are not covered in the other books on the subject. -- Classical and Quantum Gravity Gravitation and Inertia has plenty of useful resources and ideas and it is enjoyable. It covers, sometimes with distinctive originality, topics not easily found in other textbooks. Its charm lies in the interweaving of Wheeler's speculative quest for the physical origin of inertia with Ciufolini's experimental craft. In such interweaving lies the magic of an extraordinarily beautiful science: the science of the shape of space-time. -- Science

Winner of Association of American Publishers Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Physics and Astronomy 1995 (United States)
Winner of Association of American Publishers' Annual Award in Physics and Astronomy 1995
Winner of Association of American Publishers' Annual Award in Physics and Astronomy 1995.