Fabrizio Serra · Editore · Pisa · Roma

Volume 83, 3, 2012
Pp. 200


QSO astrophysics, fundamental physics, and astrometric cosmology in the Gaia era. Porto-Portugal, June 6-9, 2011. Editors: Editors: S. Anton, M. Crosta, M.G. Lattanzi and A. Andrei. Index; Foreword; Preface; List of Participants; Session: QSO astrometry in the context of observational astrophysics. N. Bartel, Probing astrophysics, celestial reference frames, and general relativity; F. Mignard, QSO observations with Gaia: principles and applications; I. Browne, AGN astrophysics from comparing radio and Gaia optical astrometry; A. Andrei, Gaia initial QSO catalogue: the variability and compactness indexes; S. Anton, Photocenter variability and AGN components; J. Roland, Binary black holes in nuclei of extragalactic radio sources; F. Finet, Detection of bright multiply imaged quasars with Gaia; B. Rocca-Volmerange, Radio galaxies with Gaia: the starburst-AGN duality; Session: QSO and the reference frame. V. Makarov, Quasometry, its use and purpose; P. Charlot, The ICRF now and in the future; G. Bourda, Towards an accurate alignment of the VLBI frame and the future Gaia optical frame - VLBI observations of weak extragalactic radio sources: status and future plans; R. Porcas, Effect of core-shifts on VLBI group-delays; I. Sotuela, The contribution of X/Ka-band VLBI to multi-wavelength celestial frame studies; T. Jung, Recent VLBI activities at the Korean VLBI network; J. Souchay, The Large Quasar Astrometric Catalog (LQAC): principle and construction; F. Taris, Optical observations of QSOs for the link of reference systems; S. Frey & G. Orosz, Radio-optical outlier quasars - a case study with ICRF2 and SDSS; Session: Reference Frame and the fabric of Space-Time. S. Klioner, Astronomical relativistic reference systems and their application for astrometry; S. Kopeikin, Astrometric reference frames in the solar system and beyond 1; D. Bini, Special frames in general relativity: applications to the 1PN approximation 1; F. deFelice, Physical measurements in general relativity: a new effect 1; M. Ruggiero, Using ring laser systems to measure gravitomagnetic effects on Earth 1; S. Bertone, Light deflection for relativistic space astrometry in closed form 1; P. Teyssandier, Time transfer function in static, spherically symmetric space-times 1; M. Crosta, Physics and coordinates in competition in highly accurate measurements 1; Session: Astrometric cosmology. M, Lattanzi, Astrometric cosmology 1; U. Abbas, From LSS to the Milky Way Halo 1; S. Capozziello, Dark energy and dark matter as curvature effects 1; J. Paramos, Testing a non-minimal coupling between matter and curvature 1; A. Vecchiato, Putting Einstein to test. Astrometric experiments in fundamental physics 1; M. Gai, Gravitation Astrometric Measurement Experiment 1; Epistemology implications of current theories of the Universe. O. Bertolami, What if … general relativity is not the theory?

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