Applied General Relativity Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology /

• Main Authors: Soffel, Michael H. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Han, Wen-Biao (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Geophysics.; Space sciences.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

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...