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Gravitation: geometry and dynamics
Author(s) -
Schäfer G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.200410128
Subject(s) - minkowski space , simultaneity , physics , special relativity , classical mechanics , theory of relativity , dynamics (music) , gravitation , space (punctuation) , theoretical physics , geometry , mathematics , mathematical physics , computer science , acoustics , operating system
The paper reviews general relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation. Emphasis is put on the invariance groups of general coordinate and local Lorentz transformations. The presentation of the dynamics is based on Schwinger's action principle and the Hamiltonian approach. The machinery of accelerated reference frames in Minkowski space is discussed. Observer‐relevant results from post‐Newtonian calculations are presented, experimental tests of the foundations and the predictions of the theory are summarized.