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General relativity; papers in honour of J. L. Synge. Edited for the Royal Irish Academy by L. O'Raifeartaigh. - ix, 277 p. port. 25 cm.

"Bibliography of J. L. Synge": p. [257]-265. Includes bibliographical references.

Lanczos, C. Einstein's path from special to general relativity.--Balazs, N. L. The acceptability of physical theories: Poincaré versus Einstein.--Ellis, G. F. R. Global and non-global problems in cosmology, by G. F. R. Ellis and D. W. Sciama.--Ehlers, J. The geometry of free fall and light propagation, by J. Ehlers, F. A. E. Pirani and A. Schild.--Trautman, A. Invariance of Lagrangian systems.--Penrose, R. The geometry of impulsive gravitational waves.--Exact solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations for an accelerated charge.--Taub, A. H. Plane-symmetric similarity solutions for self-gravitating fluids.--Robinson, I. Equations of motion in the linear approximation, by I. Robinson and J. R. Robinson.--Florides, P. W. Rotating bodies in general relativity.--Chandrasekhar, S. A limiting case of relativistic equilibrium.--Israel, W. The relativistic Boltzmann equation.--Thompson, W. B. The self-consistent test-particle approach to relativistic kinetic theory.

ISBN: 0198511264

LCCN: 72196401 //r863

Nat. Bib. No.: B***

Subjects--Personal Names:
Synge, J. L. 1897- --Addresses, essays, lectures.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Relativity (Physics)

LC Class. No.: QC6 / .G358

Dewey Class. No.: 530.1/1