Toshifumi Futamase

Gravitational lensing has become an indispensable tool in observational cosmology. This book provides first the theoretical foundation of the observations based on general relativity and then the detailed explanation of gravitational lensing as well as its various applications in the field.

Despu s del xito de Historia visual de la filosof a, llega una nueva gu a visual dedicada al cosmos. M s de 200 conceptos clave de los cosmos explicados con im genes comprensibles e innovadoras que, de un modo accesible, ilustran el origen y la evoluci n del universo, las leyes f sicas que lo rigen y los descubrimientos cient ficos m s importantes. Un libro original y visionario para descubrir la astrof sica. el universo por fin al alcance de todos con el apoyo visual y gr fico de esta gu a imprescindible. ENGLISH TRANSLATION After the success of A Grand Visual History of Philosophy, comes a new visual guide dedicated to the universe. Over 200 key concepts about the cosmos, explained through comprehensible and innovative images that illustrate, in an accessible manner, the origins and evolution of the universe, the physical laws that govern it, and the most important scientific discoveries. An original and visionary book to explore astrophysics. The universe finally available to all with the visual and graphic support of this essential guide.

The problem of motion of extended bodies in General Relativity is notorious for its analytical difficulty, but at the same time highly relevant for comparison of theoretical predictions with modern precision measurements in relativistic astrophysics and cosmology. Its one of the most important topics in General Relativity and its application to astrophysics. We focus attention on two aspects of equations of motion in general relativity: the motion of extended bodies (stars) and the motion of small black holes. Our objective is to offer a guide to prospective researchers into these areas of general relativity and to point out open questions and topics that are ripe for further development. It is over forty years since a text on this subject was published and in that time the research area of equations of motion in general relativity has undergone extraordinary development, stimulated by the discovery of the binary neutron star PSR 1913+16 in 1974 (which was the first isolated gravitating system found in which general relativity plays a fundamental role in describing theoretically its evolution), and more recently by the advent of kilometre size interferometric gravitational wave detectors which are expected to detect gravitational waves produced by coalescing binary neutron stars.