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Physics and mathematics of gravitation : proceedings of the Spanish Relativity Meeting 2008 = Encuentros Relativistas Españoles 2008, Salamanca, Spain 15-19 September 2008
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AIP conference proceedings ; 1122
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Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009
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xiii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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9780735406582
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"Emphasis was put on the theoretical aspects of gravitation ... [partly] in connection with fundamental particle and field theoretical physics ... [along with] topics in cosmology and relativistic astrophysics ... [as well as] a wide variety of topics ... ranging from numerical relativity to string theory"--Pref.

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Emphasis was put on the theoretical aspects of gravitation ... partly] in connection with fundamental particle and field theoretical physics ... along with] topics in cosmology and relativistic astrophysics ... as well as] a wide variety of topics ... ranging from numerical relativity to string theory--Pref.


Table of Contents

L. AnderssonJ. L. F. BarbonM. DafermósR. Durrer and M. Ruser and M. Vonlanthen and P. WittwerF. J. ErnstG. W. GibbonsJ. M. M. SenovillaL. J. Alías and A. Hurtado and V. PalmerC. Barceló and S. Liberati and S. Sonego and M. VisserJ. Beltrán Jiménez and A. L. MarotoN. A. Butcher and P. M. SaffinR. Dale and J. A. Morales and D. SáezJ. Grover and J. B. Gutowski and C. A. R. Herdeiro and W. SabraB. HartmannS. Hayward and R. Di Criscienzo and M. Nadalini and L. Vanzo and S. ZerbiniV. S. Manko and E. Ruiz and J. Sánchez-MondragónD. Pavón and A. A. SenM. SánchezS. J. SzybkaJ. E. Aman and N. Pidokrajt and J. WardJ. F. Barbero and G., I. Garay and E. J. S. VillasenorM. Bastero-Gil and M. Borunda and B. JanssenJ. Beltrán Jiménez and A. L. MarotoC. Bohmer and G. Caldera-Cabral and R. Lazkoz and R. MaartensM. Bouhmadi-López and P. Vargas MonizD. BrizuelaA. Camacho and A. Camacho-GuardiaS. Capozziello and P. Martín-Moruno and C. RubanoJ. Carot and J. LlosaA. Carrasco and M. MarsB. Coll and J. J. Ferrando and J. A. MoralesE. Santos CorcheroI. Cordero-Carrión and P. Cerdá-Durán and H. Dimmelmeier and J. L. Jaramillo and J. Novak and E. GourgoulhonN. Cruz and P. F. González-Díaz and A. Rozas-Fernández and G. SánchezJ. E. Cuchí and A. Molina and E. RuizM. P. DabrowskiL. De Groote and N. Van den BerghA. de la Cruz-Dombriz and A. Dobado and A. L. MarotoÁ. Dueñas-Vidal and M. A. Vázquez-MozoJ. Estévez Delgado and M. Montelongo García and T. ZanniasL. Fernández-Jambrina and R. LazkozJ. J. Ferrando and J. A. SáezJ. L. FloresA. García-Parrado Gómez-Lobo and J. A. Valiente KroonG. A. González and A. C. Gutiérrez-Piñeres and P. A. OspinaG. A. González and A. C. Gutiérrez-Piñeres and V. Viña-CervantesT. HaradaJ.-H. He and B. WangC. A. R. Herdeiro and C. Rebelo and M. Zilhão and M. S. CostaJ. L. Hernández-PastoraG. Jannes and C. Barceló and L. J. GarayJ. L. Jaramillo and M. Ansorg and N. VassetJ. JezierskiM. Le Delliou and J. P. MimosoP. Lorén-Aguilar and J. Isern and E. Garcia-BerroA. Macías and A. CamachoH. MaedaV. S. Manko and E. D. Rodchenko and E. Ruiz and B. I. SadovnikovP. MeesenF. C. Mena and J. NatárioF. C. Mena and J. Natario and P. TodJ. P. Mimoso and T. Charters and A. NunesE. MinguzziM. NaritaJ. Navarro and J. B. SanchoM. Ortaggio and V. Pravda and A. PravdovaC. PallisM. Á. Pérez-GarciaR. RichterO. RinneO. Rinne and L. T. Buchman and M. A. Scheel and H. P. PfeifferA. Sandoval-Villalbazo and A. L. García-Perciante and L. S. García-ColínS. SarkarD. M. Solomons and P. K. S. Dunsby and S. CarloniH. Sotani and K. D. Kokkotas and N. StergioulasO. SvítekR. J. van den HoogenL. WyllemanW. Zimdahl
Prefacep. xi
Committeesp. xii
Sponsorsp. xiii
Invited Lectures
The Trapped Regionp. 3
Black Holes, Information and Holographyp. 12
The Wave Equation on Axisymmetric Stationary Black Hole Backgroundsp. 19
Graviton Production in Brane Worlds by the Dynamical Casimir Effectp. 39
Physics of the Twentieth Century, and Beyondp. 55
Sim(n-2): Very Special Relativity and Its Deformations, Holonomy and Quantum Correctionsp. 63
On the Boundary of the Region Containing Trapped Surfacesp. 72
Contributed Papers
Comparison Theory of Lorentzian Distance with Applications to Spacelike Hypersurfacesp. 91
Revisiting the Semiclassical Gravity Scenario for Gravitational Collapsep. 99
Avoiding the Dark Energy Coincidence Problem with a Cosmic Vectorp. 107
The Dynamics of Topology Changep. 115
Cosmological Vector Perturbations in Vector-Tensor Theories of Gravitation. CMB Anomaliesp. 121
Five Dimensional Minimal Supergravities and Four Dimensional Complex Geometriesp. 129
Non-Abelian Black Holes and Black Strings in Higher Dimensionsp. 137
Local Temperature for Dynamical Black Holesp. 145
Asymmetric Black Diholesp. 152
The Interaction Rate in Holographic Models of Dark Energyp. 156
Some Recent Problems in Lorentzian Geometry and Possible Applications to General Relativityp. 164
Chaos and Vacuum Gravitational Collapsep. 172
Communications
Information Geometry of Asymptotically AdS Black Holesp. 181
Semiclassical States for a Symmetry Reduced Gravitational Systemp. 185
The Palatini Formalism for Higher-Curvature Gravity Theoriesp. 189
On the Dark Energy Rest Frame and the CMBp. 193
Dynamics of Dark Energy with a Coupling to Dark Matterp. 197
Late-Time Acceleration in a Brane with Curvature Effectsp. 201
Non-Linear Perturbations of a Spherically Collapsing Starp. 205
Quantal Definition of the Weak Equivalence Principlep. 209
Exact f(R)-Cosmological Model Coming from the Request of the Existence of a Noether Symmetryp. 213
Flat Deformation Theorem and Symmetries in Spacetimep. 217
Marginally Outer Trapped Surfaces and Symmetriesp. 221
Emission Coordinates in Minkowski Space-Timep. 225
Dark Energy and Dark Matter as Quantum Vacuum Effectsp. 229
Improved Constrained Scheme for the Einstein Equations: An Approach to the Uniqueness Issuep. 232
Holographic Kinetic k-Essence Cosmologiesp. 236
Matching Stationary and Axisymmetric Spacetimes in Perturbation Theory: Lichnerowicz vs. Darmois Junction Conditions in Harmonic Gaugep. 240
Fourth-Order Gravities, Statefinders and Exotic Cosmological Singularitiesp. 244
New Results for Petrov-type D Pure Radiation Fieldsp. 248
Cosmological Density Perturbations in Modified Gravity Theoriesp. 252
Generalizing Twisted Gauge Invariancep. 256
Constructing Traversable Wormholes: An Initial Value Approachp. 260
Cosmological Singularities and Modified Theories of Gravityp. 264
On the Intrinsic Labeling of Space-Times: A Characterization of the Kerr Solutionp. 268
The Causal Boundary of Standard Stationary Spacetimesp. 272
Kerr Initial Datap. 276
Finite Axisymmetric Charged Dust Disks Sources for Conformastatic Spacetimesp. 280
Exact Static Axially Symmetric Thin Annular Dust Disksp. 284
Self-Similar Black Holes in an Accelerated Universep. 288
Vestiges of the Interaction between Dark Energy and Dark Matterp. 292
A Double Myers-Perry Black Hole: An Inverse Scattering Constructionp. 296
Towards Some Generalization of Birkhoff's Theoremp. 300
How Sensitive is Hawking Radiation to Superluminal Dispersion Relations?p. 304
Application of Initial Data Sequences to the Study of Black Hole Dynamical Trapping Horizonsp. 308
On the Existence of Kundt's Metrics with Compact Sections of Null Hypersurfacesp. 312
Separating Expansion from Contraction and Generalizing TOV Condition in Spherically Symmetric Models with Pressurep. 316
High Resolution Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations of the Colaescence of Double White Dwarfsp. 320
Supersymmetric Quantum Cosmologyp. 324
Dynamical Black Holes with Symmetry in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravityp. 328
On the Simplest Binary System of Rotating Black Holesp. 332
Non-Abelian Black Hole Solutions in Supergravityp. 336
Matching Stationary Spacetimes in Cylindrical Symmetryp. 340
Avoiding Closed Timelike Curves with a Collapsing Rotating Null Dust Shellp. 344
Parametric Resonance with Multi-Frequencies in Preheatingp. 348
Chronological Null Complete Spacetimes Admit a Global Timep. 352
On Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Collapse in the Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Theoryp. 356
A Characterization of the Electromagnetic Stress-Energy Tensorp. 360
On Kerr-Schild Spacetimes in Higher Dimensionsp. 364
F-Term Hybrid Inflation Followed by Modular Inflationp. 368
Fermi Liquids in Compact Astrophysical Objects under Strong Magnetic Fieldsp. 372
Simplectic Time Integrators for Numerical General Relativityp. 376
Gravitational Collapse of Prolate Brill Wavesp. 380
Implementation of Absorbing Boundary Conditions for the Einstein Equationsp. 384
The Heat Flux from a Relativistic Kinetic Equation with a Simplified Collision Kernelp. 388
Thermodynamic Route to Field Equations in Gravityp. 392
Structure Formation in Modified Gravityp. 396
Magnetic Torsional Oscillations in Magnetarsp. 400
Apparent Horizons in D-Dimensional Robinson-Trautman Spacetimep. 404
Two Solutions of Macroscopic Gravityp. 408
Complete Classification of the Wainwright Petrov Type D Perfect Fluid Modelsp. 412
Accelerated Expansion through Interactionp. 416
List of Participantsp. 421
Conference Photographp. 429
Author Indexp. 431