Probes and tests of strong-field gravity with observations in the electromagnetic spectrum

DOI10.12942/lrr-2008-9zbMath1166.85302arXiv0806.1531OpenAlexW3105133982WikidataQ30364194 ScholiaQ30364194MaRDI QIDQ1021424

Dimitrios Psaltis

Publication date: 8 June 2009

Published in: Living Reviews in Relativity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1531

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Black holes (83C57) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to astronomy and astrophysics (85-02)

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