Ebook: Gravitation and Cosmology: Proceedings of the ICGC-95 Conference, held at IUCAA, Pune, India, on December 13–19, 1995

The Relativists and Cosmologists in India organized an international conference in Goa, India, in 1987, known as the International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC-87). Encouraged by the success of this conference it was decided to have such a meeting periodically, once in every four years. Accordingly, ICGC- 91 was held at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India. The third International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, (ICGC-95) was held at the Inter-University centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, IUCAA, Pune, India during December 13 - 19, 1995. This series of conferences is co-sponsored by the Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (lAGRG). The Conference had 16 plenary lectures and five workshops altogether. There were three plenary lectures per day and two workshops running parallel each day. We were fortunate in getting plenary speakers who are leading experts in their respective fields drawn from all over the world. The conference was attended by about 105 persons from India and 55 from abroad. We thank all the contributors who have taken time to write up their lectures amidst their busy schedule. We regret we could not get the contributions of a few plenary speakers. We would also like to thank the members of Organizing Committees who have worked hard to make this conference a success.

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The subjects of general relativity and cosmology have grown significantly in different directions during the last few years. This book, which is the proceedings of the `International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology - 95' (ICGC-95) highlights and reviews the current development in these fields.
The book contains fourteen plenary lectures reviewing different areas of quantum and classical gravity, observational cosmology and gravitational radiation. It also includes detailed reports on five workshops dealing with the technical developments which have taken place in these areas during the last few years. This book will be of interest to research workers and graduate students working in the area of gravitation and cosmology.

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The subjects of general relativity and cosmology have grown significantly in different directions during the last few years. This book, which is the proceedings of the `International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology - 95' (ICGC-95) highlights and reviews the current development in these fields.
The book contains fourteen plenary lectures reviewing different areas of quantum and classical gravity, observational cosmology and gravitational radiation. It also includes detailed reports on five workshops dealing with the technical developments which have taken place in these areas during the last few years. This book will be of interest to research workers and graduate students working in the area of gravitation and cosmology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Gravitational Instability Picture and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation....Pages 3-18
Active Galaxies at Large Redshifts....Pages 19-35
Nonlinear Gravitational Clustering in Expanding Universe....Pages 37-51
Cosmological Models from a Covariant Viewpoint....Pages 53-74
Inspiraling Compact Binaries....Pages 75-87
The Virgo Project....Pages 89-93
Gravitational Wave Astronomy....Pages 95-110
The Internal Time Formalism in Canonical Gravity....Pages 111-123
Numerical Relativity....Pages 125-144
Integral Constraints in Cosmology....Pages 145-155
Topological Censorship and Chronology Protection....Pages 157-167
Quantizing Dilatonic Black Holes....Pages 169-182
The Decoherent Histories Approach to Quantum Mechanics....Pages 183-197
Canonical Quantum Gravity with New Variables and Loops: A Report....Pages 199-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Report on the Workshop on Observational Cosmology — Aspects and Issues....Pages 213-231
Report on the Workshop on Alternative Cosmologies....Pages 233-245
Report on the Workshop on Quantum Gravity....Pages 247-259
Report on the Workshop on Gravitational Waves....Pages 261-278
Report on the Workshop on Classical General Relativity....Pages 279-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Closing Summary....Pages 299-303

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The subjects of general relativity and cosmology have grown significantly in different directions during the last few years. This book, which is the proceedings of the `International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology - 95' (ICGC-95) highlights and reviews the current development in these fields.
The book contains fourteen plenary lectures reviewing different areas of quantum and classical gravity, observational cosmology and gravitational radiation. It also includes detailed reports on five workshops dealing with the technical developments which have taken place in these areas during the last few years. This book will be of interest to research workers and graduate students working in the area of gravitation and cosmology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Gravitational Instability Picture and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation....Pages 3-18
Active Galaxies at Large Redshifts....Pages 19-35
Nonlinear Gravitational Clustering in Expanding Universe....Pages 37-51
Cosmological Models from a Covariant Viewpoint....Pages 53-74
Inspiraling Compact Binaries....Pages 75-87
The Virgo Project....Pages 89-93
Gravitational Wave Astronomy....Pages 95-110
The Internal Time Formalism in Canonical Gravity....Pages 111-123
Numerical Relativity....Pages 125-144
Integral Constraints in Cosmology....Pages 145-155
Topological Censorship and Chronology Protection....Pages 157-167
Quantizing Dilatonic Black Holes....Pages 169-182
The Decoherent Histories Approach to Quantum Mechanics....Pages 183-197
Canonical Quantum Gravity with New Variables and Loops: A Report....Pages 199-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Report on the Workshop on Observational Cosmology — Aspects and Issues....Pages 213-231
Report on the Workshop on Alternative Cosmologies....Pages 233-245
Report on the Workshop on Quantum Gravity....Pages 247-259
Report on the Workshop on Gravitational Waves....Pages 261-278
Report on the Workshop on Classical General Relativity....Pages 279-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Closing Summary....Pages 299-303
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