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GR: Gravitation und Relativitätstheorie

GR 8: Gravitationswellenastronomie

GR 8.2: Invited Talk

Saturday, March 5, 2005, 09:15–10:00, TU BH262

Exploring the mathematical structure of gravitational fields — •Helmut Friedrich — Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam

Exploring the mathematical structure of gravitational fields, described in general relativity by solutions to Einstein’s field equations, has been a central activity in the field since the beginning of theory. In spite of an impressive progress and a number of surprises there are still important questions to be answered. We discuss the development and the basic open problems of mathematical relativity and review some of the more recent results.