Gravity: Where Do We Stand?

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Peron, Roberto (Editor), Colpi, Monica (Editor), Gorini, Vittorio (Editor), Moschella, Ugo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

This book presents an overview of the current understanding of gravitation, with a focus on the current efforts to test its theories, especially general relativity. It shows how the quest for a deeper understanding, which would possibly incorporate gravity in the quantum realm, is more than ever an...