Frontiers in Relativistic Celestial Mechanics. Volume 2: Applications and Experiments

[from Preface]

A key figure of relativistic celestial mechanics of the second half of twentieth century has been Victor A. Brumberg, a scholar who presently lives in Boston (USA) and who is still active in research. Victor A. Brumberg has made a significant contribution to general relativity and the science of relativistic planetary ephemerides of the Solar System. He mentored and inspired many researchers around the globe (including the editor of this book) to start working in the field of relativistic celestial mechanics. The very term “relativistic celestial mechanics” was introduced by Victor. A. Brumberg in his famous monograph “Relativistic Celestial Mechanics” published in 1972 by Nauka (Science) – the main scientific publisher of the USSR – in Moscow. For next two decades this monograph remained the most authoritative reference and the source of invaluable information for researchers working on relativistic equations of motion and experimental testing of general relativity. Brumberg received the 2008 Brower Award from the Division of Dynamic Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society. The Brouwer Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of dynamical astronomy, including celestial mechanics, astrometry, geophysics, stellar systems, galactic, and extragalactic dynamics.