Gravitation and Astrophysics: Proceedings of the 9th Asia-Pacific Conference

Preface......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
Gravitational Experiments......Page 16
1. Introduction......Page 18
2. The modern history of G determination......Page 20
3. Torsion balance is the principal tool of the experiment......Page 23
4. Influence of environmental noise on the torsional oscillations......Page 25
Acknowledgments......Page 29
References......Page 30
1. Introduction......Page 31
2.1. General description......Page 33
2.2.2. The sources masses......Page 35
2.3. Coating layer on the pendulum......Page 36
2.4. Direct measurement of the anelasticity of the torsion fiber......Page 37
4. Conclusions......Page 38
References......Page 40
1. Objective......Page 41
2. Principle and Design......Page 42
2.2. Superconducting circuits......Page 45
2.3. Capacitor plates......Page 46
3. Procedure and Error Analysis......Page 47
3.2. Patch-field forces......Page 48
3.3. Seismic nozse......Page 50
4. Data Analysis......Page 51
5. Improvements Planned......Page 52
References......Page 53
1. Introduction - Mapping the Gravitational Field in the Solar System......Page 55
3. Demonstration of Interplanetary Laser Ranging......Page 56
4. Missions for Testing Relativistic Gravity......Page 57
5. Missions for Detecting Gravitational Waves......Page 59
7. Outlook......Page 60
References......Page 61
1. Introduction......Page 63
2. Gravitational wave sources and sensitivity......Page 64
3. Design of LCGT......Page 66
3.2. Design policy and optical design parameters......Page 67
3.4. Vacuum system......Page 70
3.6. Anti-vibration system......Page 71
4. R&D......Page 72
4.2. CLIO......Page 73
4.3. Substrate quality measuring device......Page 75
5. Schedule and Manpower organization......Page 77
6. Project support from neighboring research areas......Page 79
7. Conclusion......Page 80
References......Page 81
1. Introduction......Page 83
3. Single degree-of-freedom measurement with an electrostatic-controlled torsion pendulum......Page 85
4. Design of a multi-stage electrostatic-controlled torsion pendulum for further cross-couplings measurement......Page 89
References......Page 91
1. Introduction......Page 93
3. Tabu Search algorithm......Page 95
4. The result of orbit design and optimization......Page 96
References......Page 97
1. Introduction......Page 99
2. Derivation of angular resolution of multi-LISA constellation in the simplest signal model......Page 101
3. Generalization to more complicated cases......Page 104
References......Page 106
1. Introduction......Page 107
2. Overview of LIGO......Page 108
3.1. DMT architecture......Page 109
3.2. DMT features......Page 111
4.1. Overview of Omega Pipeline......Page 112
4.3. Key issues in OmegaMon......Page 113
4.4. Monitoring results of OmegaMon in the DMT viewer......Page 114
References......Page 115
1. Introduction......Page 117
2.2. Total-Phase-Count algorithm and result......Page 118
3. Testing Gravitational Waves With Total-Phase-Count Observable......Page 119
References......Page 121
Gravitation......Page 122
1. Introduction......Page 124
2. Shear viscosity from Ads/CFT......Page 125
3.1. Transverse Graviton......Page 126
4. More examples from effective coupling......Page 128
4.2. AdS Gauss-Bonnet gravity with dilaton coupling......Page 129
References......Page 130
1. Introduction......Page 134
2. Inertial Motions and UWFH transformations......Page 135
3. Possible Kinematical Groups......Page 137
4. New Geometries with Poincare Symmetry......Page 140
5. Motion of a Free Particle on (M-, g-, h_, V-)......Page 142
6. Summary......Page 143
References......Page 144
1. Introduction......Page 145
2. Decomposition of the Gauge Fields......Page 147
3. Decomposition of the Gravitational Field......Page 149
References......Page 153
1. Introduction......Page 155
2. Covariant decomposition of the electromagnetic field......Page 156
3. Preservation of physical decompositions and gauge conditions......Page 157
4. Physical decomposition of tensor gauge fields in Yang-Mills gravity......Page 160
5. Discussion......Page 162
Acknowledgements......Page 163
References......Page 164
1. Introduction......Page 165
2.1. Taylor series of general axial symmetric vacuum stationary spacetime......Page 166
References......Page 175
1. Introduction......Page 177
2. Pulsars, binary pulsars, and tests of gravity theories......Page 178
3. Detecting gravitational waves with pulsars......Page 180
4. Gravitational wave radiation from pulsars......Page 184
5. Summary and Future prospects......Page 186
References......Page 187
1. Introduction......Page 188
2. Non locality and the general relativity limit problem.......Page 189
3. Generating a constraint in the brane......Page 191
4. Generating the braneworld version of any known general relativistic solution......Page 194
5. Conclusions and outlook......Page 196
References......Page 197
1. Introduction......Page 198
2. The Gauge-Invariant Action and Gauge Conditions......Page 200
3. Lagrange Multipliers and Ghost particles......Page 202
4. Propagator and Interaction Vertex of the Ghost Particle......Page 204
5. Discussions......Page 206
References......Page 207
1. Two Special properties of gravity......Page 208
1.1.1. Test and proof......Page 209
1.2. Universal......Page 210
2.1. Canonical energy momentum tensor......Page 211
2.2. Einstein and M¢ller pseudotensors......Page 212
2.3. Other famous pseudotensors......Page 213
2.4. The small sphere limit......Page 214
3. Geometry and gravity: quasi-local energy-momentum......Page 215
5. A first order geometric formulation......Page 216
6. The Hamiltonian approach......Page 217
6.2. Application: electromagnetism......Page 218
7. The quasi-local Hamiltonian boundary term for GR......Page 220
8. Some properties of our quasi-local expression......Page 221
9.1. The optimal reference choice for spherical systems......Page 222
9.3. Application to Bianchi cosmologies......Page 223
10. Negative energy......Page 224
References......Page 225
Astrophysics......Page 228
1. Introduction......Page 230
2.1. Noninteracting Model......Page 231
2.2. Interacting Model of Dark Energy coupled to Dark Matter......Page 233
3. Accretion of dark energy......Page 235
4. Wormhole in Friedman-Roberton-Waler Universe......Page 237
References......Page 239
1. Introduction of joint YH-1 and FGSC missions......Page 240
2. Open Loop Tracking in YH-1 Mission......Page 242
2.1. Chinese VLBI network......Page 243
2.2. 1-way Doppler Tracking......Page 245
Acknowledgments......Page 246
References......Page 247
1. Introduction......Page 248
2. Evolution equations and puncture method......Page 250
3. Code description and simulation setting......Page 252
4.2. Zero shift plus Harmonic slice......Page 254
4.3. Zero shift plus Bona-Masso slice......Page 255
4.4. Modified popular gauge in BSSN formalism......Page 257
5. Discussion and conclusion......Page 259
References......Page 260
1. Introduction......Page 261
2. Density perturbations in f{R) gravity......Page 263
2.1. Asymptotic behavior......Page 265
2.2. Analytic solution......Page 266
3. Conclusions and discussion......Page 267
References......Page 269
1. Introduction......Page 271
2.1. Metric and field equations......Page 272
2.2. Boundary conditions......Page 273
2.3. Numerical analysis......Page 274
2.4. Zero and super-radiant modes in BTZ spacetime......Page 275
3.1. Normal modes in K-AdS spacetime......Page 277
3.2. Zero and super-radiance modes in K-AdS spacetime......Page 278
4. Summary......Page 279
References......Page 280
1. Introduction......Page 281
2.2. Method of Analysis......Page 282
3. Discussion and Conclusions......Page 284
References......Page 285
1. Introduction......Page 287
2. Minimal trapped surfaces......Page 288
3. Outer trapped surfaces......Page 289
5. Doubly outer trapped surfaces......Page 290
6. Involute trapped surfaces......Page 291
References......Page 292
1. Introduction......Page 294
2. Analytical Solution of RGW in Expanding Universe......Page 296
3. Analytical Spectra of CMB Anisotropies and Polarization......Page 302
4. Analytic Spectra C xx   with Re-ionization......Page 306
5. Effects of Reionization on C xx......Page 309
Acknowledgments......Page 311
References......Page 312
1. Introduction......Page 314
2. Magnetic Field Configurations and Basic Equations......Page 315
3. Transfer of Energy and Angular Momentum From MC Region To BP Region......Page 317
4. Evolution of Large-Scale Magnetic Fields and State Transitions......Page 320
5. Summary......Page 322
References......Page 323
1. Introduction......Page 324
2. Results and Summaries......Page 325
References......Page 326
1. Introduction......Page 328
2. Method......Page 329
3.2. Results......Page 330
4. Discussion and Conclusion......Page 331
References......Page 332
Hawking Radiation and Thermalization Phenomena in Open Quantum Systems Hong-Wei Yu and Jia-Lin Zhang......Page 334
References......Page 340
1. Introduction......Page 342
2. Theory of repulsive Casimir force-rectangular boxes and pistons......Page 343
4. Summary......Page 347
References......Page 348
1. Introduction Observational Properties of Type Ia Supernovae......Page 350
2. Physics of Type Ia Supernovae......Page 353
3. Simulations of Type Ia Supernovae......Page 355
4. Conclusion......Page 358
References......Page 359
Local organizing Committee......Page 360
List of Participants......Page 361
Photos......Page 364