TY - BOOK ID - 145507067 TI - Directions in general relativity : proceedings of the 1993 international symposium, Maryland. AU - Hu, B. L. AU - Ryan, Michael P. AU - Vishveshwara, C. V. AU - Misner, Charles w. AU - International Symposium on General Relativity PY - 1993 SN - 0511884400 0511628862 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - General relativity (Physics) KW - Astrophysics KW - Misner, Charles w. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145507067 AB - These two volumes are the proceedings of a major International Symposium on General Relativity held at the University of Maryland 27 to 29 March 1993 to celebrate the sixtieth birthdays of Professor Charles Misner and Professor Dieter Brill. The volumes cover classical general relativity, quantum gravity and quantum cosmology, canonical formulation and the initial value problem, topology and geometry of spacetime and fields, mathematical and physical cosmology, and Black Hole physics and astrophysics. As invited articles, the papers in these volumes have an aim which goes beyond that of a standard conference proceedings. Not only do the authors discuss the most recent research results in their fields, but many also provide historical perspectives on how their subjects developed and offer individual insights in their search for new directions. ER -