General Relativity Today
arXiv:0704.0754 · doi:10.1007/978-3-7643-8524-8_1
Abstract
After recalling the conceptual foundations and the basic structure of general relativity, we review some of its main modern developments (apart from cosmology) : (i) the post-Newtonian limit and weak-field tests in the solar system, (ii) strong gravitational fields and black holes, (iii) strong-field and radiative tests in binary pulsar observations, (iv) gravitational waves, (v) general relativity and quantum theory.
49 pages, 5 figures, talk given at the Poincaré Seminar ``Gravitation et Expérience'' (28 October 2006, Paris); to appear in the proceedings to be published by Birkhäuser