General Post-Newtonian Orbital Effects

From Earth's Satellites to the Galactic Centre

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvLorenzo Iorio,Italy) Iorio, Lorenzo (Ministero dell’ Istruzione e del Merito, Bari

2 079 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Orbital motions have always been used to test gravitational theories which, from time to time, have challenged the then-dominant paradigms. This book provides a unified treatment for calculating a wide variety of orbital effects due to general relativity and modified models of gravity, to its first and second post-Newtonian orders, in full generality. It gives explicit results valid for arbitrary orbital configurations and spin axes of the sources, without a priori simplifying assumptions on either the orbital eccentricity or inclination. These general results apply to a range of phenomena, from Earth's artificial satellites to the S-stars orbiting the supermassive black hole in the Galactic Centre to binary and triple pulsars, exoplanets, and interplanetary probes. Readers will become acquainted with working out a variety of orbital effects other than the time-honoured perihelion precession, designing their own space-based tests, performing effective sensitivity analyses, and assessing realistic error budgets.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-12-05
Mått250 x 176 x 24 mm
Vikt686 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor298
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009562874

Tillhör följande kategorier

Tillämpad matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Tillämpad fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Klassisk mekanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Lorenzo Iorio is qualified as a Full Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Astrophysics at the Italian Ministry of University and Research. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Bari in 2001. His research focuses on gravitational physics, in particular, experimental/observational tests of general relativity and modified models of gravity. He is author of more than 250 publications and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Universe.

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. General Calculational Scheme; 3. 1pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Monopole(s); 4. 2pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Monopoles; 5. 1pN Gravitomagnetic Effects: Spin Dipole(s); 6. 1pN Gravitomagnetic Effects: Spin Octupole; 7. Newtonian Effects: Mass Quadrupole(s); 8. 1pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Quadrupole; 9. pK Tidal Effects: Distant 3rd Body; 10. Modified Models of Gravity: Orbital Precessions; Appendices.

'This book provides a wonderful and very detailed guide for those interested in comparing observations with Einstein's theory and the many proposed alternatives. Written in a very readable and accessible manner, it is an indispensable guide to comparing theoretical gravitational predictions with the most recent data coming from celestial observations provided by satellites, space probes, and telescopes. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in a very practical handbook for comparing theory and observations.' Jim Isenberg, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon