Gravitation, Geometry and Relativistic Physics: Proceedings of the “Journées Relativistes” Held at Aussois, France, May 2–5,1984

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Developments and predictions....Pages 1-17 Radiative gravitational fields and radiation reaction forces in general relativity....Pages 18-28 Multipoles particles in general relativity: The Weyl and Kerr metrics....Pages 29-39 Unconstrained degrees of freedom of gravitational field and the positivity of gravitational energy....Pages 40-50 A Method for generating exact solutions of Einstein's field equations....Pages 51-53 Causal relativistic thermodynamics of transitory processes in electromagnetic continuous media....Pages 54-56 La relativité générale : une théorie sans problème(s) ?....Pages 57-76 Geometrie et physique....Pages 77-87 Supergravities....Pages 88-106 Some nonexistence theorems for massive Yang-Mills fields and harmonic maps....Pages 107-116 Geometrical approach to the physics of random networks....Pages 117-128 The algebra of multiplication operators of star-product in R 2n ....Pages 129-131 Manifold b-incompleteness stability via a structure of principal connections....Pages 132-133 Front form predictive relativistic mechanics non interaction theorem....Pages 134-137 Some new results on the validity of Huygens' principle for the scalar wave equation on a curved space-time....Pages 138-142 Atomic fine and hyperfine structure. Calculations in a space of constant curvature....Pages 143-153 Theories of gravity and experimental tests in the post-newtonian limit....Pages 154-173 Survey of relativistic effects in geodesy and fundamental astronomy....Pages 174-186 Relativistic effects in heavy ions....Pages 187-194 The interferometric detection of gravitational waves....Pages 195-203 The development of long baseline gravitational radiation detectors at Glasgow University....Pages 204-212 Improved sensitivities in laser interferometers for the detection of gravitational waves....Pages 213-221 Injection locking and coherent summation of argon ion lasers....Pages 222-225 Can the photon noise be reduced?....Pages 226-231 The problem of the optical stability of a pendular Fabry-Perot....Pages 232-237 Much ado about Geminga....Pages 238-248 The 3K background radiation: Observational and theoretical status....Pages 249-264 Close-up on gravitational lensing : The gravitational mirages....Pages 265-280 Amplification of light by gravitational lens : Dynamics and thick lens effects....Pages 281-285 Thermodynamical fluctuations of massive black holes....Pages 286-289 Newtonian and relativistic Bianchi i models of the universe....Pages 290-293 The cosmological constant....Pages 294-301 The inflationary universe : A primer....Pages 302-332