Global Positioning System in Curved Space-Time and Other Applications of General Relativity

Identifier

etd-11062009-084659

Author

Argenis Daniel Da Silva, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

In this work, we present some applications of the theory of General Relativity. First, we show a numerical scheme to account for relativistic effects in the Global Positioning System. Then, a couple of applications of astrophysical interest are worked out. These are the study of the gravitational collapse of stars and the dynamical evolution of a three-dimensional Einstein-Klein-Gordon field.

Date

2009

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Recommended Citation

Da Silva, Argenis Daniel, "Global Positioning System in Curved Space-Time and Other Applications of General Relativity" (2009). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1137.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1137

Committee Chair

Dowling, Jonathan

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.1137