TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of Space and Time SN - 978-0-309-06635-8 DO - 10.17226/9680 PY - 1999 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9680/gravitational-physics-exploring-the-structure-of-space-and-time PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Math, Chemistry, and Physics KW - Space and Aeronautics AB - Gravitational Physics assesses the achievements of the field over the past decade in both theory and experiment, identifies the most promising opportunities for research in the next decade, and describes the resources necessary to realize those opportunities. A major theme running through the opportunities is the exploration of strong gravitational fields, such as those associated with black holes. The book, part of the ongoing decadal survey Physics in a New Era, examines topics such as gravitational waves and their detection, classical and quantum theory of strong gravitational fields, precision measurements, and astronomical observations relevant to the predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity. ER -