PARTC

THE NINTH

MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING

On Recent Developments in Theoretical and ExperimentalGeneral Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories

Proceedings of the MGIX MM Meeting held at

The University of Rome "La Sapienza"

2-8 July 2000

Editors

Vahe G. GurzadyanYerevan Physics Institute

Yerevan, Armenia

Robert T. Jantzen

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA 19085 USA

Editor & Series Editor

Remo RuffiniCenter for Relativistic Astrophysics

University of Rome "La Sapienza"Rome 00185 Italy

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Episodic Self-Similarity in Critical Gravitational CollapseTHORNBURG, J.; LECHNER, CH.; PtJRRER, M.; AlCHELBURG,P. C; Husa, S 1670

Prospects for Gravitational-Wave Observations of Neutron-Star

Tidal Disruption in Neutron-Star-Black-Hole Binaries

VALLISNERI, M 1672

PART C

• Boson and Axion Stars

Chairperson: Eckehard W. Mielke

Boson Stars — Proof of Existence

Bizon, P.; Wasserman, A 1677

Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays and Gamma Ray Bursts from

Axion Stars

Iwazaki, A 1679

Gravitational Redshift and Boson Stars

Schunck, F. E 1683

• Numerical Relativity

Chairperson: Jerome Novak

Stable Evolution of Maximally Sliced Schwarzschild SpacetimeUsing a Smooth Lattice

Brewin, L 1687

Multiresolution Analysis of Relativistic Continua

Cattani, C.; Laserra, E 1689

Towards Axisymmetric Critical CollapseChoptuik, M. W.; Hirschmann, E. W.; Liebling, S. L 1693

Numerical Studies of Rotational Core Collapse in AxisymmetryUsing the Conformally Flat Metric ApproachDlMMELMEIER, H.; Font, J. A.; Muller, E 1695

Construction of Hyperboloidal Initial Data Using Pseudo-Spectral

Methods

Frauendiener, J 1697

Multi-Domain Spectral Methods in Numerical Relativity

GRANDCLEMENT, P 1699

Recent Developments in the System Ortocartan

Krarinskt. A 1701

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Approximate Solutions to the Binary Black Hole Initial Value

Problem

MARRONETTI, P 1703

Numerical Relativity: CMl-A and CM1-B Sessions

Novak, J 1705

Extended Thermodynamics in Relativistic Accretion Flow

Peitz, J 1713

Evolution of Neutron Star Oscillations: Results for Polytropic and

Realistic Equations of State

Ruoff, J 1715

Hyperbolic Formulations and Numerical RelativitySHINKAI, H.; Yoneda, G 1717

Characteristic Numerical Relativity Applied to HydrodynamicStudies of Neutron Stars

Siebel, F.; Font, J. A.; Muller, E.; Papadopoulos, P 1719

Dynamic Cosmic StringSjodin, K. R. P 1721

Numerical Methods for Spherically Symmetric Critical CollapseTHORNBURG, J.; LECHNER, CH.; PtJRRER, M.; AlCHELBURG,P. C.; HUSA, S 1723

A Stationary Approximation to the Spacetime of a CompactObject Binary

WHELAN, J. T 1725

• Black Hole Collisions

Chairperson: Pablo Laguna

The Grazing Collision of Two Black Holes

Alcubierre, M.; Benger, W.; Brugmann, B.; Lanfermann,G.; Nerger, L.; Seidel, E.; Takahashi, R 1735

The Black Hole and Neutron Star Problem in Characteristic

Numerical RelativityBishop, N. T 1737

Colliding Black Holes from a Null Point of View: The Close Limit

Husa, S.; Winicour, J.; Campanelli, M.; Gomez, R.;Zlochower, Y 1739

The Maya Project: Simulations of Binary Black Hole SystemsSCHNETTER, E 1741

A Multiple-Grid-Patch Evolution Scheme for 3-D Black Hole

Excision

THORNBURG, J 1743

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• Quantum Computation and Information

Chairperson: Alberto Carlini

• Strong Gravity and Gravitational Waves

Chairperson: Clifford M. Will

Tests of Strong-Field Gravity and Gravitational Radiation Damp¬ing in Binary-Pulsar Systems

Esposito-Farese, G 1749

Generalized True- and Eccentric-Anomaly Parametrizations for

the Perturbed Kepler Motion

Gergely, L. A.; Perjes, Z. I.; Vasuth, M 1751

Pulsar Timing Observations and Tests of General Relativity in

Double-Neutron-Star Binaries

Stairs, I. H 1753

General Relativistic Elastic Perturbation Theory and PN J-V

Equation

Xu, C; Wu, X.; SOFFEL, M 1755

• Testing General Relativity with Satellite Laser RangingChairperson: Ignazio Ciufolini

Non-Gravitational Perturbations on LAGEOS-Type Satellites,

Lense-Thirring Effect and LARES Space Mission

LUCCHESI, D. M 1759

Lares: A New Laser Ranged Satellite for Testing General Relativ¬

ity

PAOLOZZI, A 1766

Latest Results on the Measurements of the Lense-Thirring Effect

with the LAGEOS Satellites

Peron, R 1771

• Precision Gravity Measurements

Chairperson: Riley Newman

Measurements of the Newtonian Gravitational Constant with the

MSL Torsion Balance

Armstrong, T. R.; Fitzgerald, M. P 1779

Determining the Gravitational Constant Using a Cryogenic TorsionPendulum

Bantel, M. K.; Newman, R. D 1781

Measurement of Newton's Constant Using a Torsion Balance in

Angular Acceleration Feedback

Gundlach, J. H.; MERKOWITZ, S. M 1783

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The Status of the Ljubljana Inverse Square Law Test

KOTAR, J.; Cadez, A 1786

Optimum Configuration of Determining the Gravitational Con¬

stant G with Four Attracting Masses

Luo, J.; Hu, Z.-K.; WANG, W.-M 1788

Determination of the Gravitational Constant Using a Beam

Balance

Schlamminger, St.; Holzschuh, E.; Kundig, W 1791

• General Relativity in Space

Chairperson: Kenneth Nordtvedt

Relativistic Satellite Astrometry

Vecchiato, A 1795

Lunar Laser Tests of Gravitational Physics

Williams, J. G.; Boggs, D. H.; Dickey, J. C\; Folkner, W. M.. .

1797

o Sensitive Tests of the Equivalence Principle

Chairperson: Ramanath Cowsik

Progress Report on the TIFR Equivalence Principle Experiment

Cowsik, R.; Krishnan, N.; Unnikrishnan, C. S 1801

Jupiter's Moons As a Test of the Equivalence PrincipleHarper, W. L.; Valluri, S. R.; Mann, R. B 1803

• Measurements of Gravity at Sub-mm Distances

Chairperson: Paul Boynton

Experimental Search for New String-Inspired Forces using Atomic

Force Microscopy

Fischbach, E.; Howell, S. W.; Karunatillake, S.; Krause,D. E.; Reifenberger, R.; West, M 1817

Gravity Experiments in the Casimir Regime

Krause, D. E.; Fischbach, E.; Howell, S. W.; Karunatil¬

lake, S.; West, M 1822

Gravitational Experiment Below 1 Millimeter and Comment on

Shielded Casimir Backgrounds for Experiments in the Micron

RegimeLong, J. C.; Churnside, A. B.; Price, J. C 1825

Experimental Searches for Macroscopic Forces in the Submillime-

ter RangeRUOSO, G.; CARUGNO, G.; ONOFRIO, R.; BRESSI, G 1827

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• Gravitational Wave Laser Interferometry in the USA

Chairperson: Barry Barish

Photon Calibration of the LIGO Interferometers

DAW, E. J 1831

Angular Noise in Gravitational Wave Detectors

Gonzalez, G 1833

The Status of LIGO Installation and CommissioningRAAB, F. J 1835

Characterization of the LIGO Input Optics SystemRong, H.; Delker, T.; Mueller, G.; Rakhmanov, M.; Re-

itze, D.; Tanner, D.; Yoshida, S.; Kells, B.; Mavalvala,N.; OTTAWAY, D.; SlGG, D.; WHITCOMB, S.; ADHIKARI, R.;Fritschel, P.; Zucker, M 1837

Performance of the LIGO Pre-Stabilized Laser SystemSavage, R. L., Jr 1839

Detector Characterization and Global Diagnostics System of the

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)Sigg, D.; Bork, R.; Zweizig, J 1841

• Gravitational Wave Laser Interferometry in Europe

Chairperson: Adalberto Giazotto

GEO 600 — Research, Progress and Prospects

Hough, J.; Authmuth, P.; Balasubramanian, R.; Barr,B. W.; Brozec, O. S.; Cagnoli, G.; Casey, M. M.;

Chassande-Mottin, E.; Churches, D.; Clubley, D.;

Crooks, D. R. M.; Cutler, C; Danzmann, K.; Fallnich,C; Freise, A.; GoBLER, S.; Grado, A.; Grant, A.; Grote,H.; HUSMAN, M.; Kawabe, K.; KlRCHNER, M.; Klovekorn,P.; Kotter, K.; Leonhardt, V.; Luck, H.; Mcnamara, P.

W.; Mcintosh, S. A.; Mossavi, K.; Nagano, S.; Newton, G.

P.; Owen, B. J.; Palmer, D.; Papa, M. A.; Peterseim, M.;

Plissi, M. V.; Quetschke, V.; Robertson, D. I.; Robert¬

son, N. A.; Rowan, S.; Rudiger, A.; Sathyaprakash, B.

S.; Schilling, R.; Schutz, B. F.; Sintes, A. M.; Skeldon,K. D.; Sneddon, P.; Strain, K. A.; Taylor, I.; Torrie,C. I.; Vecchio, A.; Ward, H.; Weidner, A.; Welling, H.;

Williams, P.; Willke, B.; Winkler, W.; Zawischa, 1 1845

Mirror Suspension Inertial Damping

Losurdo, G 1847

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Technologies for Monolithic Suspensions

Rowan, S.; Fejer, M. M.; Gustafson, E. K.; Route, R.;

Cagnoli, G.; Hough, J.; Mcintosh, S.; Sneddon, P 1849

Geophysical Observations with VIRGO

Rudenko, V. N.; Kulagin, V. V.; Serdobolskii, A. V.;

Bradaschia, C; Giazotto, A.; Giordano, G.; Majorana, E.. . .

1851

Microstructured Optics for Interferometers

Traeger, S 1853

• Gravitational Wave Laser Interferometry in Austral-Asia

and the Pacific

Chairperson: Masa-Katsu Fujimoto

Status of TAMA300

Arai, K. ET al 1857

The Stochastic Backgound of Gravitational Waves from Neutron

Star Formation at Cosmological Distances

Coward, D.; Burman, R. R.; Blair, D. G 1859

Upgrade of the 100 m Laser Interferometer TENKO-100 in

Malaysia as a Test-Bed for Advanced Technology Development

Chen, Y. T.; Karsono, A. D.; Ghani, R. A.; Ibrahim, N.;IDRUS, A. Z.; SANUGI, B.; LlM, B. H.; CHONG, K. K.; LlM,C. S.; NANI, A.; KAWASHIMA, N.; OTHMAN, M.; Chia, S. P 1861

Status of the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravita¬

tional Astronomy

McClelland, D. E 1864

Laser Stabilisation for the Interferometric Measurement of the

Thermal Noise of Suspended Test Masses

Slagmolen, B.; Shaddock, D.; Gray, M.; McClelland, D 1866

Search for Gravitational Waves from Inspiraling Compact Binaries

Using TAMA300 Data

TAGOSHI, H. ET al 1868

Development of a Prototype Cryogenic Interferometer

Uchiyama, T.; Suzuki, T.; Yamamoto, A.; Shintomi, T.;Miyoki, S.; Taylor, C. T.; Ohashi, M.; Kuroda, K.;Shimonosono, T 1870

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• Space Detection of Gravitational Waves (LISA)Chairperson: Sasha Buchman

Space Detection of Gravitational Waves (LISA)de Araujo, J. C. N.; Buchman, S.; Cavalleri, A.; Danz-

mann, K.; Doles, R.; Fontana, G.; Hanso, J.; Hueller,M.; SlGURDSSO, S.; TURNEAURE, J.; UngarelL; C; Vecchi,A.; Vital, S.; Webe, W 1875

Cataclysmic Variables as Sources of Gravitational Waves

DE Araujo, J. C. N.; Meliani, M. T.; Aguiar, O. D 1887

• Resonant Detectors of Gravitational Waves: Bars and SpheresChairperson: Guido Pizzella

The Brazilian Gravitational Wave Spherical Antenna: The Astro-

physical Sources with Probability to be Observed

Aguiar, 0. D.; de Araujo, J. C. N.; Velloso Jr, W.

F.; Miranda, 0. D.; Ribeiro, K. L.; Melo, J. L.; de

Andrade, L. A.; Furtado, S. R.; Costa, C. A.; Salles, K.

B. M.; Oliveira Jr. N. F.; Magalhaes, N. S.; Frajuca,C; Marinho Jr., R. M.; Melo, A. G. A.; Matos, E. S.;Frossati, G 1891

The Brazilian Gravitational Wave Spherical Antenna: The Tech¬

nologies that will be Tested

Aguiar, 0. D.; de Araujo, J. C. N.; Velloso Jr, W.

F.; Miranda, 0. D.; Ribeiro, K. L.; Melo, J. L.; de

Andrade, L. A.; Furtado, S. R.; Costa, C. A.; Salles, K.

B. M.; Oliveira Jr., N. F.; Magalhaes, N. S.; Frajuca,

C; Marinho Jr., R. M.; Melo, A. G. A.; Matos, E. S.;Frossati, G 1893

Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves with the ExplorerDetector

AST0NE, P 1895

Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves

de Araujo, J. C. N.; Miranda, O. D.; Aguiar, O. D 1897

Spherical Gravitational Wave Detectors; Quality Factor and

Cooling of a Small CuAl 6% Samplede Waard, A.; Gottardi, L.; Frossati, G 1899

Recent Results of EXPLORER and NAUTILUS

FAF0NE, V. ET AL 1902

The ALLEGRO Gravitational Wave Detector

McHugh, M. P.; Allen, Z.; Hamilton, W. 0.; Heng, I. S.;Johnson, W. W.; Santostasi, G 1904

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Algorithms for the Detection of G. W. Bursts

Ortolan, A.; Vedovato, G.; Baggio, L.; Cerdonio, M.;Taffarello, L.; Zendri, J.-P.; Prodi, G. A.; Vitale, S 1906

• Gravitational Wave Data AnalysisChairperson: Fulvio Ricci

Cardinal Interpolation Technique for Nearly Minimum Redundant

Matched Filter Bank Detection of Unknown Inspiraling Binary

Chirps

Croce, R. P.; Demma, Th.; PlERRO, V.; Pinto, I. M 1911

Detecting a Non-Gaussian Stochastic Background of Gravitational

Radiation

Drasco, S.; Flanagan, E. E 1913

Hierarchical Search for Periodic Sources

Frasca, S 1915

Recent Results of Data Analysis of TAMA300

Kanda, N.; Tagoshi, H.; Tatsumi, D. et al 1917

A Gaussianity Measure for Laser Interferometer Data

Scott, S. M.; McClelland, D. E.; Searle, A. C; Charl¬

ton, P.; Whiting, B. F 1919

Analysis of Gravitational Wave on LISM Interferometer

Tatsumi, D. et al 1921

A Study of the Gravitational Wave Form from Pulsars

Valluri, S.; Chistie, F. A.; Biggs, R. G.; Davison, M.;Dhurandhar, S. V.; Sathyaprakash, B. S 1923

Data Aqusition and Online Processing for the Virgo ExperimentVerkindt, D.; Bellachia, F.; Flaminio, R.; Fournier, L.;Marion, F.; Masserot, A.; Mours, B 1925

• Topology of the Universe

Chairperson: Marek Demianski

Sources of CMB Spots in Closed Hyperbolic Universes

FAGUNDES, H. V 1929

Twins Paradox and the Size of Minkowski Universe

Klippert, R 1931

Topological Signature of the Universe from Discrete CosmicSources

Reboucas, M. J 1933

Observational Approaches to the Topology of the Universe

Roukema, B. F 1937

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3D Statistical Methods for Searching Space Topology: What are

the Limitations?

UZAN, J.-P.; LEHOUCQ, R.; LUMINET, J.-P 1939

• Nonsingular CosmologyChairperson: Mario Novello

Algebraic Integrability of FRW-Scalar CosmologiesCotsakis, S.; MlRITZIS, J 1943

Scalar-Tensor cr-CosmologiesCotsakis, S.; Miritzis, J 1945

On the Self-Consistence of Electrodynamics in the Early Universe

de Lorenci, V. A.; Klippert, R.; Novello, M.; Salim, J. M.. . . 1947

Geodesically Complete Cylindrical SpacetimesFernandez-Jambrina, L 1949

Singular Solution of the Hoyle-Narlikar C-Field TheoryHanif, Q. J.; QADIR, A 1951

Influence of Matter Creation on the FLRW DynamicsMontani, G 1953

Transformations of Units and the Cosmological SingularityQuiros, I.; Bonal, R.; CARDENAS, R 1955

• Inhomogeneous Cosmology

Chairperson: Andrzej Krasinski

A Delayed Big-Bang LTB Model Solving the Horizon Problem

without Inflation

CELERIER, M. N 1961

Observations in Inhomogeneous Universes

HELLABY, C 1963

Conformal Factors of Generalized CosmologiesHerrero, A.; Morales, J. A 1971

General Properties of Bel Currents

Lazkoz, R.; Senovilla, J. M. M.; Vera, R 1973

Locally Discretely Isotropic Space-Times

Mena, F. C; MacCallum, M. A. H 1976

Inhomogeneous Cosmologies in the Presence of a Massless Scalar

Field

Montani, G 1978

Embedding a Black Hole in an Isotropic Universe

Nolan, B 1980

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Inhomogeneity and Nonlinear PreheatingParry, M.; Easther, R 1982

Lemaitre-Tolman Universes and CMB Anisotropies

SAEZ, D 1984

Cosmological singularitiesSenovilla, J. M. M 1986

The Hubble Index of a Singularity

SZEKERES, P 1988

• Inflation

Chairperson: Katsuhiko Sato

Exact Solutions in Standard and Chiral Inflationary Models

Chervon, S. V 1999

A Cosmological Window on Trans-Planckian Physics

Martin, J.; Brandenberger, R. H 2001

Blue Spectral Inflation

Schunck, F. E.; Mielke, E. W 2003

Preheating of Nonminimally Coupled Scalar Fields

TSUJIKAWA, S.; MAEDA, K.; TORII, T 2005

• Non-Gaussian Models of Structure Formation

Chairperson: Ruth Durrer

The Cosmic Microwave Background Bispectrum as a Test of

the Physics of Inflation and Probe of the Astrophysics of the

Low-Redshift Universe

Komatsu, E.; Spergel, D. N 2009

On the Origin of Discrete Cosmic Structure Scales

Leubner, M. P 2011

Can Topological Defects Still Contribute to the Cosmic Microwave

Background Radiation?

Peter, P 2013

On the Construction of Spacetime Manifolds Using KinematicalInvariants

Scherfner, M 2015

Primordial Fractal Density Perturbations and Structure Formation

in the Universe: 1-Dimensional Collisionless Sheet Model

Tatekawa, T.; Maeda, K.-1 2017

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• Compact Spaces with Negative Curvature

Chairperson: Riccardo Benedetti

Compact 3-Manifolds of Negative Curvature

Benedetti, R.; Petronio, C; Weeks, J 2021

Quantum Cosmology with Non-Trivial Topology

Costa, S. S. E 2024

• Cosmological Constant and Universe Acceleration

Chairperson: Alexei Starobinsky

Vacuum Energy and Ricci Scalar

Baccigalupi, C 2029

Is the Universe's Acceleration Eternal?

Bean, R.; Magueijo, J.; Barrow, J 2031

A Phenomenological Approach to Quintessence in Scalar-Tensor

Gravity

ESPOSITO-FARESE, G 2041

Quark-Gluon Plasma and the Early Stage of Universe

Frolov, B. N 2043

Darboux Cosmological Fluids in Comoving Time

KLIPPERT, R.; Rosu, H. C; Ruffini, R 2045

On Properties of the Vacuum Polarization Tensor Leading to

Conformally Invariant Equations of the General Relativity Theory

Pushkin, A. V 2047

Complex Scalar Field Dark Matter

Urena-Lopez, L. A.; Matos, T 2049

• Brane and Higher Dimensional Cosmologies

Chairperson: Nathalie Deruelle

On Junction Conditions in Gravity Theories with Higher Curva¬

ture Terms

DOLEZEL, T 2055

Misner Brane Cosmology

GONZALEZ-DlAZ, P. F 2057

Wave Propagation and Causal Structure of the Brane Universe

ISHIHARA, H 2059

Evolution of Cosmological Perturbations in the Brane World

Koyama, K.; Soda, J 2061

Anisotropic 'Hairs' in String CosmologyKUNZE, K. E.; DURRER, R 2063

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Cosmological Evolution in a Brane Universe

Langlois, D 2065

Brane Inflation from Mirage CosmologyPapantonopoulos, E 2067

Cosmological Perturbations from Inflation on the Brane

Wands, D 2077

• Observational Cosmology

Chairperson: Jaan Einasto

Distribution of Galaxy Clusters on Large Scales

Einasto, M 2081

The Intermittency of Cosmic Mass Field

Fang, L.-Z 2083

Does an Intrinsic Length Scale Generate Periodicity in the

Distribution of Galaxies?

Gonzalez, J. A.; Quevedo, H.; Salgado, M.; Sudarsky, D....

2085

Tangential Large Scale Structure Evidence for a Low DensityUniverse

Roukema, B. F.; Mamon, G. A 2087

Probing the Origin of the Intracluster Gas with X-Ray TelescopesSigismondi, C 2089

Nonlinear Stochastic Biasing from Formation Epoch Distribution

of Dark Halos

Taruya, A 2091

Observational Aspects of the Cosmological Model with a LocalVoid

TomiTA, K 2093

• Gravitational Lenses

Chairperson: Arlie Petters

Time Delay and InhomogeneitiesDE RiTIS, R.; PlEDIPALUMBO, E.; COVONE, G 2097

Issues in Exact Gravitational LensingFRITTELLI, S.; KLING, T. P.; NEWMAN, E. T 2099

Wavefront Singularities Due to an Elliptical Potential

FRITTELLI, S.; PETTERS, A. 0 2101

Center of Light Curves for Whitney Fold and CuspGaudi, B. S.; Petters, A. 0 2103

Accuracy of the Thin Lens and Interative Approaches to LensingKLING, T, P 2105

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How to Define a Lens Map in a Spacetime Setting

Perlick, V 2107

Stable Lens Systems, Lensed Image Magnification and Magnifica¬tion Cross Sections

Petters, A. 0 2109

A Homological Invariant in the Relativistic Rays Optics

Piccione, P.; Tausk, D. V 2113

Gravitational Lensing by Boson Stars

SCHUNCK, F. E.; DABROWSKI, M. P 2120

Phenomenology of Gravitational Lensing by Cosmic Strings

UZAN, J.-P.; BERNARDEAU, F 2122

Degenerate Properties of the Singular Isothermal Sphere Model

for Gravitational LensingZAKHAROV, A. F 2124

• Microlenses

Chairperson: Philippe Jetzer

Trajectories of the Images in Binary Microlensing

Bozza, V 2129

Microlensing Search Towards M31: Pixel Lensing Analysis of

MDM Data

Calchi Novati, S 2131

The Inverse Problem in Microlensing

CARDONE, V. F 2133

Detecting Planets Beyond the Galaxy

Covone, G,; DE Ritis, R 2135

Probing the Mass Function of Halo Dark Matter

Green, A. M 2137

Slott-Agape and Data ProcessinglOVANE, G 2139

Some Problems in Pixel Lensing Data Analysis

RuBANO, C; Sereno, M 2141

Search for Planets and Dark Matter by MOA

Yock, P.; Bond, I.; Rattenbury, N.; Skuljan, J.; Sumi, T.;

Abe, F.; Dodd, R.; Hearnshaw, J.; Honda, M.; Jugaku,

J.; Kilmartin, P.; Marles, A.; Masuda, K; Matsubara,

Y.; MURAKI, Y.; NAKAMURA, T.; NANKIVELL, G.; NODA, S.;

Noguchi, C; Ohnishi, K.; Reid, M.; Saito, To.; Sato, H.;

Sekiguchi, M.; Sullivan, D.; Takeuti, M.; Watase, Y.;

Yanagisawa, T 2143

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Observational Evidences of Non-Baryonic (Non-Compact)Microlenses

Zakharov, A. F 2145

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment: OGLE-II Results

Zebrun, K.; Udalski, A.; Szymanski, M.; Kubiak, M.;

PlETRZYNZKI, G.; SOSZYNSKI, I.; WOZNIAK, P 2147

• Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Chairperson: Piero Rosati

Relativistic Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies

Guzman, F. S.; Matos, T.; Nunez, D 2151

Large Scale Clustering at High Redshift

Magliocchetti, M 2155

Testing Local Approximations to the Nonlinear Evolution of

Collisionless Matter

MAKLER, M.; Kodama, T.; Calvao, M. 0 2157

Nonlinear Effects in the Linear Regime of Structures Formation

TRIAY, R 2159

On the Tully-Fisher Relationship

Zou, Z. L.; HAN, J. L 2161

• Current Observations of CMB anisotropy

Chairperson: Silvia Masi

The Very Small Array

GRAINGE, K 2165

Study of CMB Maps: An Adaptive Software MAP08

GURZADYAN, V. G.; Kashin, A. L 2167

Cosmic Microwave Background Observations from Tenerife

Gutierrez, CM 2169

Preliminary Results from the Cosmic Background Imager

Mason, B. S.; Cartwright, J. K.; Padin, S.; Pearson,T. J.; READHEAD, A. C. S.; SHEPHERD, M.; SlEVERS, J.;

Udomprasert, P 2171

The BOOMERANG/LDB Instrument

Piacentini, F.; Ade, P. A. R.; Bock, J. J.; Boscaleri,

A.; Cardoni, P.; Coble, K.; Crill, B. P.; de Bernardis,P.; DE TROIA, G.; FARESE, P.; GlACOMETTl, M.; HlVON, E.;Hristov, V. V.; Iacoangeli, A.; Lange, A. E.; Martinis,L.; Masi, S.; Mason, P. V.; Mauskopf, P. D.; Miglio, L.;Montroy, T.; Netterpield, C. B.; Pasoale, E.; Pongetti,F.; Romeo, G.; Ruiil, J. E.; Scaramuzzi, F.; Sforna, D 2173

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• CMB Anisotropy: Theory and Analysis Methods

Chairperson: Naoshi Sugiyama

Signals of Primordial Phase Transitions on CMB MapsCORASANITI, P. S.; AMENDOLA, L.; OCCHIONERO, F 2179

CMB Anisotropies in Pre-Big Bang CosmologyDurrer, R.; Vernizzi, F.; Melchiorri, A 2181

Temperature Correlations in Compact Hyperbolic Universes

INOUE, K. T.; Tomita, K.; Sugiyama, N 2187

CMB Anisotropy from Spatial Correlations of Clusters of Galaxies

Komatsu, E.; Kitayama, T.; Refregier, A.; Spergel, D.

N.; Pen, U.-L 2189

Combining Measurements of CMB Anisotropies with GalaxyRedshift Surveys in the Determination of Cosmological Parameters

Susperregi, M 2191

• SZ Effect and CMB Analysis Methods

Chairperson: Yoel Rephaeli

Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from MAXIMA-1

Balbi, A.; Ade, P.; Bock, J.; Borrill, J.; Boscaleri, A.;

de Bernardis, P.; Ferreira, P. G.; Hanany, S.; Hristov,

V.; JAFFE, A. H.; Lee, A. T.; Oh, S.; PASCALE, E.; Rabii,

B.; Richards, P. L.; Smoot, G. F.; Stompor, R.; Winant,C. D.; Wu, J. H. P 2195

A Scaling Relation between the SZ Decrement and the Thomson

Depth in Clusters of Galaxies

Cramphorn, C. K 2197

MITO Measurements of the S-Z Effect in the Coma Cluster

Lamagna, L.; De Petris, M.; D'Alba, L.; Orlando, A.;

Savini, G.; Melchiorri, F.; Rephaeli, Y.; Colafrancesco,

S.; SlGNORE, M.; KREYSA, E.; CASTAGNOLI, C 2199

An Improved Measurement of the Hubble Constant from the

Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

Mason, B. S.; Myers, S. T.; Readhead, A. C. S 2201

Cosmological Parameters: The Large Scale Structure Contribution

PlERPAOLI, E 2203

• Observations from the Rossi Observatory

Chairperson: Hale Bradt

Global Correlations between Timing Features of Black Holes and

Neutron Stars

BELLONI, T 2207

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Relation of Light Curve Behaviour with Accretion Rates in Black

Hole Candidate GRS 1915 + 105

Chakrabarti, S. K.; Nandi, A.; Manickam, S. G 2209

Discovery of a New, Third kHz QPO in Three Atoll Sources

JONKER, P. G.; VAN DER KLIS, M.; MENDEZ, M 2211

X-Rays from Blazars

Madejski, G. M 2213

Kilohertz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations and Strong Field Gravity in

X-Ray Binaries

MENDEZ, M 2218

High-Frequency X-Ray Oscillations and X-Ray Spectral Evolution

in Galactic Black Hole Binaries

Remillard, R. A.; Morgan, E. H.; Muno, M 2220

Stability of Burst Oscillations in 4U 1702-429

Strohmayer, T. E 2224

• Observations from ASCA and ROSAT

Chairperson: Yasuo Tanaka

X-Rays from the Environment of Supermassive Black Holes in

Active Galaxies

Komossa, S 2229

• Observations from BeppoSAX Satellite

Chairperson: Luigi Piro

Microquasars in our GalaxyFeroci, M 2233

BeppoSAX Observations of Galactic Black Holes

Parmar, A. N.; Frontera, F 2241

• Accretion Processes Around Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Chairperson: Lev Titarchuk

Timing Features in Black Hole Candidates

BELLONI, T 2249

How Gas Flows from Star to Compact Star — What Recent

Hubble Observations Say About Accretion

Boroson, B 2251

Bulk Motion Comptonization — A Sure Sign of Black Holes

Chakrabarti, S. K.; Chattopadhyay, 1 2253

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A Simultaneous Solution Scheme for Coupled Transonic Accretion-

Wind Systems

Das, T. K 2255

The Many Ways a Shock Wave Can Oscillate Close to a BlackHole

MOLTENI, D.; GERARDI, G.; VALENZA, M. A.; ACHARYA, K.;Chakrabarti, S. K 2257

Nucleosynthesis in Advective Accretion Disk around CompactObject

Mukhopadhyay, B 2261

Magnetic Structure around a Neutron Star Inferred from Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Low Mass X-Ray Binaries

Osherovich, V. A 2263

Spectrum of the Accretion Disk near the Rotating Black Hole

Repin, S. V.; Zakharov, A. F 2265

The Optical Emission Lines as a Probe of State Transitions in

Black-Hole Candidates

Soria, R 2267

Luminosities of Disk-Accreting Non-Magnetic Neutron Stars

THAMPAN, A. V 2269

Accretion of the Interstellar Medium onto Isolated Neutron Stars

TUROLLA, R 2271

Formation of Optical Lines in Black-Hole Binaries

Wu, K.; SORIA, R.; JOHNSTON, H.; Hunstead, R 2274

• Astrophysical Black Holes

Chairperson: Sandip Chakrabarti

Understanding Galactic Black Hole Candidate GRS 1915 + 105

Chakrabarti, S. K.; Manickam, S. G.; Nandi, A.; Rao, A. R.. .

2279

Generation and Acceleration of Jets from Effective BoundaryLayer around Black Hole

CHATTOPADHYAY, I.; CHAKRABARTI, S. K 2289

X-Ray Signatures for a Black Hole in the Galactic MicroquasarGRS 1915 +105

Rao, A. R.; Paul, B 2291

• Binary Neutron Stars — Coalescing Neutron Stars

Chairpersons: Takashi Nakamura and Maximilian Ruffert

General Relativistic Numerical Simulation on Coalescing BinaryNeutron Stars and Gravitational Radiation

Oohara, K.-L; Nakamura, T 2295

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Simulations of Merging Binary Neutron Stars in Full General

Relativity

SHIBATA, M.; URYU, K 2297

Quasi-Equilibrium Sequences of Irrotational Binary Neutron Stars

in General Relativity

Taniguchi, K.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Grandclement, P.;

Marck, J.-A.; Bonazzola, S 2299

General Relativistic Irrotational Binary Neutron Stars in Quasi-Equilibrium Circular Orbits

Uryu, K.; Shibata, M 2301

Quasi-Equilibrium Structures of General Relativistic Binary Neu¬

tron Star Systems — A New Approach without the ConformallyFlat Condition

Usui, F.; Uryu, K.; Eriguchi, Y 2303

• General Relativistic Effects in Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Chairperson: Luigi Stella

Effects Due to Global Expansion of Local SystemsBOLEN, B 2307

Pulsar Geometrodynamics: The Magnetospheric Plasma Flow

da Costa, A. A.; Diver, D. A 2309

Are Rotating Strange Stars Good Sources of Gravitational Waves?

GONDEK-ROSINSKA, D.; GOURGOULON, E 2311

Critical Behaviour in Supernova Explosion Models in General

Relativity

Gonzalez-Romero, L. M 2313

Magnetic Deformation of Relativistic Stars and Some Remarks on

Magnetars

Konno, K.; Kojima, Y 2315

A Fitting Tool for Relativistic Distortions in Kerr BH SpectraMartocchia, A.; Matt, G.; Karas, V 2317

Fast X-Ray Oscillations and General Relativity Effects in Neutron

star SystemsMENDEZ, M 2319

General Relativistic Effects on Magnetar Models of AXPs

OZEL, F 2321

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• Radiative Transfer in General RelativityChairpersons: Aldo Treves and Roberto Turolla

Monte-Carlo Simulations of Comptonization on Free-FallingElectrons

Laurent, P.; Titarchuk, L 2327

Relativistic Kompaneets EquationSoto, G. L.; Zannias, T 2329

The Iron Line Production by MHD Shock in Kerr GeometryTakahashi, M 2332

Relativistic Radiative Transfer: An Overview

Turolla, R 2334

Radiative Transfer in Highly Magnetized RegimesZANE, S 2342

• On r-Mode Instabilities in Neutron Stars

Chairperson: John Friedman

Axial Oscillations Corrected by Higher Order Rotational Effects

in General Relativity

Hosonuma, M.; Kojima, Y 2347

r-mode Oscillations of Differentially and Rapidly Rotating New¬

tonian Polytropic Stars

Karino, S.; Eriguchi, Y.; Yoshida, S 2349

Relativistic Calculation of r-mode Oscillations without Metric

Perturbations

Kojima, Y.; Hosonuma, M 2351

Quasinormal Frequencies of (Rotating) Black Holes (and Neutron

Stars) as a Discrete Boundary Value Problem

Nollert, H.-P 2353

Magnetic Fields and the r-Mode InstabilityRezzolla, L 2355

Nonlinear r-Modes in Rotating Relativistic Stars

Stergioulas, N.; Font, J. A 2357

r-Mode Runaway and Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars

Stergioulas, N.; Kokkotas, K. D.; Andersson, N.; Jones,D.I 2359

On Damping of r-modes by Viscous Boundary Layer — Possible

Influence of Superfluidity in Solid Crust

Yoshida, S.; Eriguchi, Y 2361

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• Massive Neutrinos

Chairperson: Ettore Fiorini

The Mainz Neutrino Mass Experiment — New Results and

Perspectives

Bonn, J.; Bornschein, B.; Bornschein, L.; Fickinger,

L.; Flatt, B.; Kraus, Ch.; Otten, E. W.; Schall, J. P.;Ulrich, H.; Weinheimer, Ch 2365

Neutrino Oscillations at Accelerators and the ImplicationsCaldwell, D. 0 2367

The Nuclear Double Beta Decay and Its Implications

SUHONEN, J 2369

• Matter, Dark Matter and CP Violation

Chairperson: Giorgio Salvini

Dark Matter Search by the DAMA Experiment

Bernabei, R.; Belli, P.; Cerulli, R.; Montecchia, F.;

Amato, M.; Ignesti, G.; Incicchitti, A.; Prosperi, D.;

Dai, C. J.; He, H. L.; Kuang, H. H.; Ma, J. M 2373

Experimental Status of CP Violation

Ferroni, F.; Lacava, F 2376

Search for Supersymmetry and Dark Matter with GLAST

MORSELLI, A 2380

Looking for the Higgs Boson and New Particles: The Necessity of

New Detector TechnologiesNisati, A.; Petrolo, E 2382

Massive Exotic (SUSY) Particles: Phenomenology & CosmologyPETRARCA, S 2384

Exotic Matter Research in SpacePlCOZZA, P.; MORSELLI, A 2386

• Cosmic Neutrino Oscillations

Chairperson: Josi W.F. Valle

Active-Sterile Neutrino Oscillations and Nonstandard BBN

Dl BARI, P 2391

Solutions to the Atmospheric Neutrino Problem

FORNENGO, N 2393

Neutrino Oscillations and Neutrino Decoupling in the EarlyUniverse

Koh, S.; Lee, C. H 2395

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Probing Quantum Gravity Effects and Violations of Special and

General Relativity in Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations

LlSI, E 2397

• High Energy Astronomy and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic RaysChairperson: Todor Stanev

Extreme Universe Space Observatory — EUSO

Catalano, O.; Giarrusso, S.; Maccarone, M. C; Sacco,

B.; Scarsi, L 2401

Neutrino Astronomy

MOSCOSO, L 2403

• Experimental Status of Neutrino Mixing

Chairperson: Paolo Lipari

Brans-Dicke Theory of Gravity and Flavour Oscillations

Capozziello, S.; Lambiase, G 2407

Atmospheric Neutrino Results from the MACRO Experiment

Ronga, F 2409

Is a Coherent Picture of Massive Neutrinos Emerging?

Vissani, F 2411

• Gamma Ray Burst X-Ray Afterglow

Chairperson: Enrico Costa

The Transition from the Main Burst to the Afterglow from

GRANAT/SIGMA Data

Burenin, R. A.; Vikhlinin, A. A.; Terekhov, 0. V.;

Sunyaev, R. A 2415

• Gamma Ray Burst Optical Observations

Chairperson: S. George Djorgovski

Evidence For and Against Collimation of Gamma Ray Bursts

Rhoads, J. E 2419

• Gamma Ray Burst Gamma Observations

Chairperson: Charles Meegan

Time Profiles of the Gamma Ray Bursts Investigation by Fractal

Analysis Method

Arkhangelskaja, I. V.; Afonina, I. V 2423

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Observations of the Highest Energy Gamma-Rays from Gamma-

Ray Bursts

Dingus, B. L 2425

Gravitational Waves from the Giant Flares of the Soft Gamma-Ray

RepeatersIoka, K 2434

High-Energy Gamma Rays from GRBs

Orlando, D.; De Paolis, F.; Ingrosso, G 2436

Observational Evidence For and Against Synchrotron Shocks in

GRBs

PREECE, R. D 2438

Search for Non-Triggered GRBs in the BATSE Archive Data and

a New Estimate of the GRBs Rate in the Universe

Stern, B. E.; Tikhomirova, Ya.; Kompaneets, D.; Svens-

son, R 2440

The New Uniform Catalog GRBs Found in the Archival BATSE

Data: Test for Isotropy and Constraints on the Halo SubpopulationTikhomirova, Ya.; Stern, B. E.; Svensson, R 2442

• Ongoing and Future of Gamma Ray Burst Missions

Chairperson: Marco Tavani

Current and Future Gamma-Ray Burst ExperimentsHurley, K 2447

The AGILE Gamma-Ray Mission and Gamma-Ray Burst Studies

Longo, F.; Tavani, M.; Argan, A.; Caraveo, P.; Chen, A.;Fiorini, M.; Giuliani, A.; Mereghetti, S.; Perotti, F.;Vercellone, S.; Barbiellini, G.; Fedel, G.; Pontoni, C;Prest, M.; Vallazza, E.; Costa, E.; Feroci, M.; Lapshov,I.; RAPISARDA, M.; RuBINI, A.; SOFFITTA, P.; COCCO, V.;Morselli, A.; Picozza, P.; PlTTORI, C; Auricchio, N.; Dl

Cocco, G.; Galli, M.; Labanti, C; Morelli, E.; Rossi, E.;Trifoglio, M.; Lipari, P,; Zanello, D 2449

The GLAST Burst Monitor

Meegan, C; Fishman, G.; Kouveliotou, C; Paciesas,W.; Kippen, R.; Briggs, M.; Preece, R.; Lichti, G.; von

KlENLIN, A.; GEORGII, R.; DlEHL, R.; SCHOENFELDER, V 2451

The MAXI ExperimentYoshida, A 2453

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• Fireballs and Gamma Ray Bursts

Chairperson: Tsvi Piran

Gamma-Ray Bursts at the Origin of Life Extinctions?

De Paolis, F.; Ingrosso, G.; Orlando, D.; Potenza, P 2457

On the Origin of Gamma Ray Burst Radiation

Ghisellini, G 2459

• Black Holes and Gamma Ray Bursts

Chairperson: She-Sheng Xue

Modeling GRBs spectra by Optically Thick Expanding Plasma

Shells

Arkhangelskaja, I. V.; Panchenko, I. E 2463

The Temporal Structure and Duration of GRBs from a Pair and

Electromagnetic Pulse

Bianco, C. L.; Ruffini, R.; Xue, S.-S 2465

Spherical Collapse in Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime

Klippert, R.; Miniutti, G.; RuFFINi, R 2467

Issues in the Blandford-Znajek Process for GRB Inner Engine

Lee, H. K 2469

The Kinematics of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Salmonson, J. D 2471

• Einstein Theories: Historical Perspective

Chairperson: Giulio Giorello

Black Holes: Very Long Birth of this Concept

Zakharov, A. F 2475

List of Participants 2477

Author Index 2517