Title Applied General Relativity : Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology Author(s) Soffel, Michael H;Han, Wen-Biao Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. Description XX, 540 p. 105 illus., 45 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note In the late 20th and beginning 21st century high-precision astronomy, positioning and metrology strongly rely on general relativity. Supported by exercises and solutions this book offers graduate students and researchers entering those fields a self-contained and exhaustive but accessible treatment of applied general relativity. The book is written in a homogenous (graduate level textbook) style allowing the reader to understand the arguments step by step. It first introduces the mathematical and theoretical foundations of gravity theory and then concentrates on its general relativistic applications: clock rates, clock sychronization, establishment of time scales, astronomical references frames, relativistic astrometry, celestial mechanics and metrology. The authors present up-to-date relativistic models for applied techniques such as Satellite LASER Ranging (SLR), Lunar LASER Ranging (LLR), Globale Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), radar measurements, gyroscopes and pulsar timing. A list of acronyms helps the reader keep an overview and a mathematical appendix provides required functions and terms ISBN,Price 9783030196738 Keyword(s) 1. Aerospace engineering 2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics 3. ASTRONAUTICS 4. ASTROPHYSICS 5. Astrophysics and Astroparticles 6. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. GEOPHYSICS 10. Geophysics/Geodesy 11. GRAVITATION 12. SPACE SCIENCES 13. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08898     On Shelf