Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy
The book "Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy" repre sents a significant contribution to modern relativistic celestial mechanics and astrometry. In these branches of astronomy the theory of general relativity is used nowadays as an
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ASTRONOMY ICS AT M. Harwit, R. Kippenhahn, V. Trimble, J.-P. Zahn
Advisory Board:
J. N. Bahcall P. L. Biermann S. Chandrasekhar S. M. Faber L. V. Kuhi P. G. Mezger P. A. Strittmatter
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LIBRARY
Tools of Radio Astronomy By K. Rohlfs Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter By H. Scheffler and H. Elsasser Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy 2nd Edition Editors: G. L. Verschuur, K. I. Kellermann Observational Astrophysics By P. Lena Astrophysical Concepts By M. Harwit
2nd Edition
The Sun An Introduction By M. Stix Stellar Structure and Evolution By R. Kippenhahn and A. Weigert Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy By M. H. Soffel
Michael H. Soffel
Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy With 32 Figures
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo
Privatdozent Dr. M. H. Soffel Lehrstuhl ffu Theoretische Astrophysik, Universitiit Tiibingen Auf der Morgenstelle 12, D-7400 Tiibingen, FRG
Series Editors
Martin Harwit
Virginia Trimble
The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 7th St. and Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20560, USA
Astronomy Program University of Maryland College ParI):, MD 20742, USA and Department of Physics University of California Irvine, CA 92717, USA
Rudolf Kippenhahn
Jean-Paul Zahn
Max-Planck-Institut fUr Physik und Astrophysik Institut fUr Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-StraBe 1 D-8046 Garching, Fed. Rep. of Germany
Universite Paul Sabatier Observatoires du Pic-du-Midi et de Toulouse 14, Avenue Edouard-Belin F-31400 Toulouse, France
Cover picture: Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy: among modem space techniques are radio interferometry with signals from extragalactic radio sources, laser ranging to retroreflectors on the lunar surface or satellite laser ranging to the LAser GEOdynamical Satellite LAGEOS.
ISBN-13 :978-3-642-73408-3 e-ISBN-13 :978-3-642-73406-9 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-73406-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Soffel, Michael H., 1953- Relativity in astronomy, celestial mechanics, and geodesy / Michael H. Soffel. p. em. - (Astronomy and astrophysics library) 1. Astrometry. 2. Mechanics, Celestial. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN-13 :978-3-642-73408-3 3. Geodesy. 4. General relativity (physics) I. Title. II. Series. QB807.S64 1989 521.1-----
