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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "The general relativistic constraint equations"

  Carlotto, A. The general relativistic constraint equations. Living Rev Relativ 24, 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-020-00030-z Open Access | Review Article Published: 24 February 2021

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• Peter Wolf joins LRR Editorial Board

  Peter Wolf has accepted our invitation to join the Editorial Board of Living Reviews in Relativity in February 2021. He will follow our founding member Cliff Will, who is retiring from the board after more than 20 years, as an editor for experimental relativity.

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• Congratulations Hale & Harvey Prize Winners 2021

  The American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division (AAS/SPD) announces prizewinners

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Resolving the H0 tension with diffusion

  Perez, A., Sudarsky, D. & Wilson-Ewing, E. Resolving the H0 tension with diffusion. Gen Relativ Gravit 53, 7 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02781-0 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 8 January 2021

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• The Chaotic Solar Cycle

  New book by Arnold Hanslmeier provides a detailed introduction to solar physics and solar activity for (under)graduate students

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• Editors' Choice: "Non-Neutralized Electric Current of Active Regions Explained as a Projection Effect"

  Sun, X., Cheung, M.C.M. Non-Neutralized Electric Current of Active Regions Explained as a Projection Effect. Sol Phys 296, 7 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01742-9 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 06 January 2021

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• Vitor Cardoso joins LRR Editorial Board

  Vitor Cardoso has accepted our invitation to join the Editorial Board of Living Reviews in Relativity in January 2021.  He will follow our founding member Cliff Will, who is retiring from the board after more than 20 years, as an editor for the field of tests of GR and alternative theories.

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• Dynamics of the Sun and Stars: Honoring the Life and Work of Michael J. Thompson

  Proceedings of the September 2019 meeting presents invited review papers by leading experts in the field of helio- and asteroseismology

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Time-delay interferometry"

  Tinto, M., Dhurandhar, S.V. Time-delay interferometry. Living Rev Relativ 24, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-020-00029-6 Open Access | Review Article Published: 15 December 2020 Major update of the 2014 edition.

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection "MHD Coronal Seismology"

  Topical Collection of Solar Physics on “Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Waves and Oscillations in the Sun’s Corona and MHD Coronal Seismology”

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• Editors' Choice: "The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope – Observatory Overview"

  Rimmele, T.R., Warner, M., Keil, S.L. et al. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope – Observatory Overview. Sol Phys 295, 172 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01736-7 Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 04 December 2020

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Physical, numerical, and computational challenges of modeling neutrino transport in core-collapse supernovae"

  Mezzacappa, A., Endeve, E., Messer, O.E.B., Bruenn, S.W. Physical, numerical, and computational challenges of modeling neutrino transport in core-collapse supernovae. Living Rev Comput Astrophys 6, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-020-00010-8 Open Access | Review Article Published: 30 Nov 2020

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Neutron star mergers and how to study them"

  Eric Burns. Neutron star mergers and how to study them. Living Rev Relativ 23, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-020-00028-7 Open Access | Review Article Published: 26 November 2020

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• In memoriam Joshua Goldberg (1925-2020)

  Free access to Goldberg Festschrift (2011) until 16 November 2020

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• 2020 Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Penrose and GRG

  Read journal articles and selected book chapters for free

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• 2021 Einstein Prize Recipients: Clifford Will & Saul Teukolsky

  Congratulations to Living Reviews in Relativity's long-time editor!

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA"

  Abbott, B.P. et al. "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA". Living Rev Relativ 23, 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-020-00026-9 Open Access | Review Article Published: 28 September 2020 Major update of the 2018 edition.

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• Editors' Choice: "Analysis of Large Deflections of Prominence–CME Events during the Rising Phase of Solar Cycle 24"

  Sieyra, M.V., Cécere, M., Cremades, H. et al. Analysis of Large Deflections of Prominence–CME Events during the Rising Phase of Solar Cycle 24. Sol Phys 295, 126 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01694-0 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 09 September 2020

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• Editors' Choice: "How Good Is the Bipolar Approximation of Active Regions for Surface Flux Transport?"

  Yeates, A.R. How Good Is the Bipolar Approximation of Active Regions for Surface Flux Transport?. Sol Phys 295, 119 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01688-y Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 01 September 2020

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• Editors' Choice: "Analysis of the Helical Kink Stability of Differently Twisted Magnetic Flux Ropes"

  Florido-Llinas, M., Nieves-Chinchilla, T. & Linton, M.G. Analysis of the Helical Kink Stability of Differently Twisted Magnetic Flux Ropes. Sol Phys 295, 118 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01687-z​​​​ Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 01 September 2020

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• GRG Invited Report: "Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA"

  Barausse, E., Berti, E., Hertog, T. et al. Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA. Gen Relativ Gravit 52, 81 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02691-1 Invited Report: Introduction to Current Research Published: 31 August 2020

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "AdS black holes, holography and localization"

  Zaffaroni, A., "AdS black holes, holography and localization", Living Rev Relativ (2020) 23: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-020-00027-8 Open Access | Review Article Published: 28 August 2020

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "The Parker problem"

  Pontin, D.I., Hornig, G. The Parker problem: existence of smooth force-free fields and coronal heating. Living Rev Sol Phys 17, 5 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-00026-5 Open Access | Review Article Published: 26 August 2020

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• Superradiance: New Frontiers in Black Hole Physics

  Second edition of comprehensive Lecture Notes in Physics volume updates and extends original of 2015

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• Editors' Choice: "On the Expansion Speed of Coronal Mass Ejections"

  Balmaceda, L.A., Vourlidas, A., Stenborg, G. et al. On the Expansion Speed of Coronal Mass Ejections: Implications for Self-Similar Evolution. Sol Phys 295, 107 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01672-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 04 August 2020

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• Richard C. Canfield Chosen to Write Solar Physics Memoir for 2021

  We are pleased to announce that Richard C. Canfield has been selected to write the Solar Physics Memoir for 2021.

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• Brian Metzger wins 2020 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

  Living Reviews author recognized for his research on Kilonovae

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• A Mathematical Journey to Relativity

  Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics

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• A Short Course in General Relativity and Cosmology

  New textbook offers a concise introduction to general relativity and its straightforward application to cosmology

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• Editors' Choice: "Coronal Photopolarimetry with the LASCO-C2 Coronagraph over 24 Years [1996 – 2019]"

  Lamy, P., Llebaria, A., Boclet, B. et al. Coronal Photopolarimetry with the LASCO-C2 Coronagraph over 24 Years [1996 – 2019]. Sol Phys 295, 89 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01650-y Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 01 July 2020

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Dynamo models of the solar cycle"

  Charbonneau, P. Dynamo models of the solar cycle. Living Rev Sol Phys 17, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-00025-6 Open Access | Review Article Published: 17 June 2020 Major update 

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• George Doschek Chosen to Write Solar Physics Memoir for 2021

  We are pleased to announce that George Doschek has been selected to write the Solar Physics Memoir for 2021.

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Hydrodynamics of core-collapse supernovae and their progenitors"

  Müller, B. Hydrodynamics of core-collapse supernovae and their progenitors. Living Rev Comput Astrophys 6, 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-020-0008-5 Open Access | Review Article Published: 08 June 2020

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Superstrata (Invited Review)

  Shigemori, M. Superstrata. Gen Relativ Gravit 52, 51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02698-8 Editor's Choice (Invited Review: State of the Field) Published: 25 May 2020 Topical Collection: The Fuzzball Paradigm

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• Editors' Choice: "Magnetic Flux Emergence in a Coronal Hole"

  Palacios, J., Utz, D., Hofmeister, S. et al. Magnetic Flux Emergence in a Coronal Hole. Sol Phys 295, 64 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01629-9 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 19 May 2020

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• Leonard Susskind: Three Lectures on Complexity and Black Holes

  Pedagogically written, serves as a fundamental introduction to black holes and their complex physical interpretation © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

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• Progress and Visions in Quantum Theory in View of Gravity

  Lectures and discussions from the conference “Progress and Visions in Quantum Theory in View of Gravity” held in Leipzig, October 2018

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• Editors' Choice: "Simulating White-Light Images of Coronal Structures for Parker Solar Probe/WISPR"

  Nisticò, G., Bothmer, V., Vourlidas, A. et al. Simulating White-Light Images of Coronal Structures for Parker Solar Probe/WISPR: Study of the Total Brightness Profiles. Sol Phys 295, 63 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01626-y

  Editor's Choice (Research Article)

  Published: 29 April 2020

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• European Solar Physics Division (ESPD) Senior Prize 2020 awarded to Eric Priest

  Eric R. Priest is the author of more than 380 peer reviewed publications, among them about 100 articles in the journal Solar Physics, whose Advisory Board he currently chairs.

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• Editors' Choice: "ICME Evolution in the Inner Heliosphere"

  Luhmann, J.G., Gopalswamy, N., Jian, L.K. et al. ICME Evolution in the Inner Heliosphere. Sol Phys 295, 61 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01624-0 Editor's Choice | Invited Review Published: 23 April 2020

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• Editors' Choice: "A Survey of Computational Tools in Solar Physics"

  Bobra, M.G., Mumford, S.J., Hewett, R.J. et al. A Survey of Computational Tools in Solar Physics. Sol Phys 295, 57 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01622-2 Editor's Choice | Open Access Published: 20 April 2020

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• Elements of General Relativity

  New volume by Piotr T. Chruściel in Birkhäuser's Compact Textbooks in Mathematics series provides a solid background in mathematical general relativity to graduate and advanced undergraduate students 

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• Technologies for supporting high-order geodesic mesh frameworks for computational astrophysics and space sciences

  Florinski, V., Balsara, D.S., Garain, S. et al. Technologies for supporting high-order geodesic mesh frameworks for computational astrophysics and space sciences. Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. 7, 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-020-00033-7 Research Article | Open Access Published: 27 March 2020

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• 2020 ESPD Prizes awarded

  The European Solar Physics Division board is delighted to present the 2020 ESPD Prize winners

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• Editors' Choice: "The Creation of Twist by Reconnection of Flux Tubes"

  Priest, E.R., Longcope, D.W., The Creation of Twist by Reconnection of Flux Tubes, Sol Phys 295, 48 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-01608-0 Editor's Choice (Research Article)  | Open Access Published: 25 March 2020

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Radiation hydrodynamics in simulations of the solar atmosphere"

  Leenaarts, J. Radiation hydrodynamics in simulations of the solar atmosphere. Living Rev Sol Phys 17, 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-0024-x Open Access | Review Article Published: 23 March 2020

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Solar cycle prediction"

  Petrovay, K. Solar cycle prediction. Living Rev Sol Phys 17, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-0022-z Open Access | Review Article Published: 23 March 2020

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Multi-scale simulations of particle acceleration in astrophysical systems"

  Marcowith, A., Ferrand, G., Grech, M. et al. Multi-scale simulations of particle acceleration in astrophysical systems. Living Rev Comput Astrophys 6, 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-020-0007-6 Open Access | Review Article Published: 23 March 2020

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• 2020 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize awarded to Davide Gerosa

  University of Birmingham physicist has been awarded prestigious prize for his contributions to gravitational-wave research

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• GRG Editor's Choice: On average properties of inhomogeneous fluids in general relativity III. General fluid cosmologies

  Buchert, T., Mourier, P. & Roy, X. On average properties of inhomogeneous fluids in general relativity III: general fluid cosmologies. Gen Relativ Gravit 52, 27 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02670-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 12 March 2020

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Non-perturbative 3D quantum gravity

  Goeller, C., Livine, E.R. & Riello, A. Non-perturbative 3D quantum gravity: quantum boundary states and exact partition function. Gen Relativ Gravit 52, 24 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02673-3 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 06 March 2020

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• Special Relativity: An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions

  Second edition of Tsamparlis' comprehensive Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics includes seven new chapters

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• Congratulations Hale & Harvey Prize Winners 2020

  The American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division (AAS/SPD) announces prizewinners

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Historical sunspot records"

  Arlt, R., Vaquero, J.M., Historical sunspot records, Living Rev Sol Phys (2020) 17: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-0023-y Open Access | Review Article Published: 26 February 2020

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• Editors' Choice: "The Major Solar Events on 4 November 2015"

  Cairns, I.H., Kozarev, K.A., Nitta, N.V. et al., Comprehensive Characterization of Solar Eruptions with Remote and In-Situ Observations, and Modeling: The Major Solar Events on 4 November 2015, Sol Phys 295, 32 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-1591-7 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 20 February 2020

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• Celebrating 50 years of General Relativity and Gravitation

  Free access to selected articles

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• 10 Years of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

  Free access to special collection in Solar Physics until 09 March 2020

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• Congratulations APSPM Award Winners 2020

  5th Asia-Pacific Solar Physics Meeting honors young researchers

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• Kinetic Alfvén Waves in Laboratory, Space, and Astrophysical Plasmas

  New book provides an extensive review of observations of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) in solar and heliospheric plasmas

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• Editors' Choice: "Source of Energetic Protons in the 2014 September 1 Sustained Gamma-ray Emission Event"

  Gopalswamy, N., Mäkelä, P., Yashiro, S., Akiyama, Xie, H., Thakur, N., Source of Energetic Protons in the 2014 September 1 Sustained Gamma-ray Emission Event, Sol Phys 295, 18 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-020-1590-8 Editor's Choice (Research Article) Published: 04 February 2020

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• Solar Physics: Editorial Appreciation

  We are pleased to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the following colleagues who supported the community by reviewing articles for Solar Physics during 2019.

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• Springer Nature and Germany's Projekt DEAL Finalise World's Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement

  Berlin 9th January 2020

  Springer Nature and MPDL Services GmbH on behalf of Projekt DEAL announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative OA agreement to date has been signed.

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• Cosmological N-body simulations: a challenge for scalable generative models

  Perraudin, N., Srivastava, A., Lucchi, A. et al. Cosmological N-body simulations: a challenge for scalable generative models. Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. 6:5 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-019-0032-1 Database Article | Open Access Published: 19 December 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "Re-analysis of Lepping’s Fitting Method for Magnetic Clouds: Lundquist Fit Reloaded"

  Démoulin, P., Dasso, S., Janvier, M. et al, Re-analysis of Lepping’s Fitting Method for Magnetic Clouds: Lundquist Fit Reloaded, Sol Phys 294, 172 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1564-x Editor's Choice | Open Access Published: 11 December 2019

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Kilonovae" (Update)

  Metzger, B., "Kilonovae", Living Rev Relativ (2020) 23: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0024-0 Open Access | Review Article Published: 16 December 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "The Distinction Between Thermal Nonequilibrium and Thermal Instability"

  Klimchuk, J.A., The Distinction Between Thermal Nonequilibrium and Thermal Instability, Sol Phys 294, 173 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1562-z Editor's Choice Published: 11 December 2019

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• GRG Golden Oldie: On the Newtonian limit of Einstein’s theory of gravitation by Jürgen Ehlers (1981)

  Ehlers, J., Republication of: On the Newtonian limit of Einstein’s theory of gravitation, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2624-0 Golden Oldie First Online: 10 December 2019 

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "The multi-scale nature of the solar wind"

  Verscharen, D., Klein, K.G. & Maruca, B.A., The multi-scale nature of the solar wind, Living Rev Sol Phys (2019) 16: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-019-0021-0 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 9 December 2019

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• GRG welcomes new Editor-in-Chief Mairi Sakellariadou

  Mairi Sakellariadou succeeds Roy Maartens in 2020 – leading the journal together with Pablo Laguna into its 50th anniversary year!

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Gravitational lensing beyond geometric optics – II. Metric independence

  Harte, A.I., Gravitational lensing beyond geometric optics: II. Metric independence, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2646-7 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 07 December 2019

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Magnetic, thermal and rotational evolution of isolated neutron stars"

  Pons, J.A. & Viganò, D., "Magnetic, thermal and rotational evolution of isolated neutron stars", Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2019) 5: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-019-0006-7 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 02 December 2019

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• Black Hole Formation and Growth

  Saas-Fee Advanced Course 48. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

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• GRG Topical Collection "Testing the Kerr spacetime with gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations"

  Special collection of invited articles completed and free-to-read until 11 December 2019. Guest editor: Emanuele Berti.

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• Applied General Relativity: Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology

  New book in Springer's Astronomy and Astrophysics Library series serves as graduate-level textbook and basic reference to the field

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Causal geodesic incompleteness of spacetimes arising from IMP gluing

  Burkhart, M. & Pollack, D., Causal geodesic incompleteness of spacetimes arising from IMP gluing, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2621-3

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Terrestrial gravity fluctuations" (Update)

  Harms, J., "Terrestrial gravity fluctuations", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0022-2 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 14 October 2019

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "The causal set approach to quantum gravity"

  Surya, S., "The causal set approach to quantum gravity", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0023-1 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 27 September 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "Which Photospheric Characteristics Are Most Relevant to Active-Region Coronal Mass Ejections?"

  Kontogiannis, I., Georgoulis, M.K., Guerra, J.A., Park, S.H., Bloomfield, D.S., Which Photospheric Characteristics Are Most Relevant to Active-Region Coronal Mass Ejections?, Sol Phys (2019) 294: 130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1523-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 25 September 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Symmetries of free massless particles and soft theorems

  Banerjee, S., Symmetries of free massless particles and soft theorems, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2609-z Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 23 September 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Microstate geometries at a generic point in moduli space

  Bossard, G. & Lüst, S., Microstate geometries at a generic point in moduli space, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2584-4 Editor’s Choice (Invited Report: State of the field) First Online: 3 September 2019

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "MHD turbulence"

  Beresnyak, A., "MHD turbulence", Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2019) 5: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-019-0005-8 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 10 September 2019

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• DESTINY: Database for the Effects of STellar encounters on dIsks and plaNetary sYstems

  Asmita Bhandare & Susanne Pfalzner, DESTINY: Database for the Effects of STellar encounters on dIsks and plaNetary sYstems, Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2019) 6:3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-019-0030-3
  Database Article | Open Access Published: 9 September 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: A primer of group theory for Loop Quantum Gravity and spin-foams

  Pierre Martin-Dussaud, A primer of group theory for Loop Quantum Gravity and spin-foams, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2583-5 Editor’s Choice (Invited Report: State of the field) First Online: 3 September 2019

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Asteroseismology of solar-type stars"

  García, R.A. & Ballot, J., Flare-productive active regions, Living Rev Sol Phys (2019) 16: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-019-0020-1 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 9 September 2019

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• GRG Topical Collection "The Fuzzball Paradigm"

  Call for papers contributing to special article collection

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection "Towards Future Research on the Drivers of Space Weather"

  Call for statements of interest to contribute to special article collection

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• Call-for-Papers "Challenges and Innovations in Computational Astrophysics"

  Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology calls for papers contributing to Topical Collection

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• Topics in Magnetohydrodynamic Topology, Reconnection and Stability Theory

  New book based on lectures of 2018 CISM summer school “Advanced Topics in MHD” held in Udine, Italy, available now

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• Living Reviews article on "f(R) Theories" reaches 1,500 citations

  Highly cited paper in the top 1% of Web of Science's physics category

  Berlin, August 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "Grand Activity Minima and Maxima via Dual Dynamos"

  Ölçek, D., Charbonneau, P., Lemerle, A., Longpré, G., Boileau, F., Grand Activity Minima and Maxima via Dual Dynamos, Sol Phys (2019) 294: 99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1492-9 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 24 July 2019

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection "Ten Years of Solar Observations with PROBA2"

  Call for statements of interest to contribute to special article collection
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: One point functions for black hole microstates

  Garcia i Tormo, J. & Taylor, M., One point functions for black hole microstates, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2566-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 11 July 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "What the Sudden Death of Solar Cycles Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Solar Interior"

  McIntosh, S.W., Leamon, R.J., Egeland, R. et al., What the Sudden Death of Solar Cycles Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Solar Interior, Sol Phys (2019) 294: 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1474-y Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 09 July 2019

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Testing the nature of dark compact objects"

  Cardoso, V. & Pani, P., "Testing the nature of dark compact objects: a status report", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0020-4 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 08 July 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Free-to-read throughout July 2019

  On the occasion of the GR22 / Amaldi13 conference, all recent Editor's Choice articles are free-to-read during July 2019.
  

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• Space Science Reviews: "Coronal Mass Ejections over Solar Cycles 23 and 24"

  Lamy, P.L., Floyd, O., Boclet, B. et al., Coronal Mass Ejections over Solar Cycles 23 and 24,  Space Sci Rev (2019) 215: 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-019-0605-y Open Access | First Online: 01 July 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Mathematical general relativity

  Coley, A.A., Mathematical general relativity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2559-5 Editor's Choice (Invited Report: State of the Field) First Online: 24 June 2019

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• A&ARv: "The astrophysics of nanohertz gravitational waves"

  Burke-Spolaor, S., Taylor, S.R., Charisi, M. et al., "The astrophysics of nanohertz gravitational waves", Astron Astrophys Rev (2019) 27: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-019-0115-7 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 18 June 2019

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• Editors' Choice: "Definition of the Spatial Propagator and Implications for Magnetic Field Properties"

  Edmondson, J.K. & Démoulin, P., Definition of the Spatial Propagator and Implications for Magnetic Field Properties, Sol Phys (2019) 294: 76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-019-1452-4 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 12 June 2019

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Monte Carlo radiative transfer"

  Noebauer, U.M. & Sim, S.A., "Monte Carlo radiative transfer", Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2019) 5: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-019-0004-9 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 11 June 2019

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• New Millennium Solar Physics

  New book presents an update of solar research in the new millennium during 2000-2018, complementing the previous successful solar corona textbook in theory and observations
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Lorentzian causality theory"

  Minguzzi, E., "Lorentzian causality theory", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0019-x Open Access | Review Article First Online: 03 June 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: The M−σ relation between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies

  Zubovas, K. & King, A.R., The M−σ relation between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2549-7 Editor's Choice (Invited Report: Introduction to Current Research) First Online: 15 May 2019

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Flare-productive active regions"

  Toriumi, S. & Wang, H., Flare-productive active regions, Living Rev Sol Phys (2019) 16: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-019-0019-7​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 21 May 2019

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• A (simulated) Universe for Everybody – IllustrisTNG releases Petabyte data set

  One of the largest and most detailed simulations of the cosmos has released most of its data to the public, as described in an article that has just been published.
  

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• General Relativity and Gravitation welcomes Shane L. Larson

  New GRG Associate Editor for Relativistic Astrophysics
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Black hole thermodynamics – general relativity and beyond

  Sarkar, S., Black hole thermodynamics: general relativity and beyond, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2545-y Editor's Choice (Invited Report: Introduction to Current Research) First Online: 11 May 2019

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• CompAC: CosmoGAN – creating high-fidelity weak lensing convergence maps using Generative Adversarial Networks

  Mustafa Mustafa, Deborah Bard, Wahid Bhimji, Zarija Lukić, Rami Al-Rfou and Jan M. Kratochvil, CosmoGAN: creating high-fidelity weak lensing convergence maps using Generative Adversarial Networks, Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2019) 6:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-019-0029-9 Research | Open Access Published: 6 May 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Sobolev stability of the PMT and RPI using IMCF

  Allen, B., Sobolev stability of the Positive Mass Theorem and Riemannian Penrose Inequality using inverse mean curvature flow, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2523-4​​​​​​​ Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 02 May 2019

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Advanced quantum techniques for future gravitational-wave detectors"

  Danilishin, S.L., Khalili, F.Y. & Miao, H., "Advanced quantum techniques for future gravitational-wave detectors", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-019-0018-y Open Access | Review Article First Online: 29 April 2019

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• GRG Golden Oldie: The theoretical significance of experimental relativity by R. H. Dicke (1964)

  Dicke, R.H., Republication of: The theoretical significance of experimental relativity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2509-2 Golden Oldie First Online: 30 April 2019

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• 2019 ESPD Prizes awarded

  The European Solar Physics Division board is delighted to present the 2019 ESPD Prize winners
  

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• 2019 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize awarded to Kent Yagi

  Kent Yagi was awarded the 2019 Young Scientist Prize in General Relativity and Gravitation "for his insightful and broad contributions to the physics of gravitational waves, neutron stars, and experimental gravitation"
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Coronal bright points"

  Madjarska, M.S., Coronal bright points, Living Rev Sol Phys (2019) 16: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-019-0018-8​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 15 March 2019

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Busting up binaries: encounters between compact binaries and a supermassive black hole

  Addison, E., Gracia-Linares, M., Laguna, P., Larson, S.L., Busting up binaries: encounters between compact binaries and a supermassive black hole, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2523-4​​​ Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 05 March 2019

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• The Sun Today

  Claudio Vita-Finzi reviews current knowledge about the Sun for general readership with extensive reference lists
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: The propagation delay in the timing of a pulsar orbiting a supermassive black hole

  Hackmann, E. & Dhani, A., The propagation delay in the timing of a pulsar orbiting a supermassive black hole, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2517-2 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 04 March 2019

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• Advanced Lectures on General Relativity

  Lecture Notes in Physics, vol. 952

  Author: Geoffrey Compère
  © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 

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• Computational Astrophysics at NAM 2019

  Abstract submission for NumAst parallel session open until 15th March
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Examining the Kerr metric through wave fronts of null geodesics

  Kling, T.P., Grotzke, E., Roebuck, K., Waite, H., Examining the Kerr metric through wave fronts of null geodesics, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2518-1​​​​​​​ Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 20 February 2019
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Quiet Sun magnetic fields: an observational view"

  Bellot Rubio, L. & Orozco Suárez, D., Quiet Sun magnetic fields: an observational view, Living Rev Sol Phys (2019) 16: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0017-1 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 18 February 2019
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Stellar tidal disruption events in general relativity

  Stone, N.C., Kesden, M., Cheng, R.M., van Velzen, S., Stellar tidal disruption events in general relativity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2510-9 Editor's Choice (Invited Review: State of the Field) First Online: 12 February 2019

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• Relativistic Geodesy: Foundations and Applications

  New book in Springer's Fundamental Theories of Physics series is based on lectures from the 609. WE-Heraeus-Seminar in Bad Honnef, March 2016
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: The existence of smooth solutions in q-models

  Osorio Morales, J. & Santillán, O.P., The existence of smooth solutions in q-models, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2507-4 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 09 February 2019
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Null boundary terms for Lanczos–Lovelock gravity

  Chakraborty, S. & Parattu, K., Null boundary terms for Lanczos–Lovelock gravity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-019-2502-9 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 01 February 2019
  

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• The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars

  Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol. 457
  Editors: Luciano Rezzolla, Pierre Pizzochero, David Ian Jones, Nanda Rea, Isaac Vidaña
  © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 
  

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• Congratulations Hale & Harvey Prize Winners 2019

  It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the 2019 SPD Prizes.
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Gravitational lensing beyond geometric optics – I. Formalism and observables

  Harte, A.I., Gravitational lensing beyond geometric optics: I. Formalism and observables, Gen Relativ Gravit (2019) 51: 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2494-x Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 03 January 2019
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Testing general relativity in cosmology"

  Ishak, M., "Testing general relativity in cosmology", Living Rev Relativ (2019) 22: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0017-4 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 18 December 2018
  

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection "Irradiance Variations of the Sun and Sun-like Stars"

  Call for letters of interest to contribute to special article collection

  Dordrecht, 11 December 2018

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• General Relativity and Gravitation welcomes Pablo Laguna

  Introducing our new Editor-in-Chief to succeed Abhay Ashtekar
  

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• Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology: Volume 5 (2018)

  Read latest publications from the open-access journal Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Quasi-local energy from a Minkowski reference

  Chen, CM., Liu, JL. & Nester, J.M., Quasi-local energy from a Minkowski reference, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2484-z Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 19 November 2018
  

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• Researchers have created a virtual reality simulation of a supermassive black hole

  The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, has been visualised in virtual reality for the first time.
  

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• Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space Time Singularities

  This special issue of Foundations of Physics addresses these exciting topics includes articles by several pioneers in these fields. Originating from a workshop at the Vatican Observatory in May 2017, which honored the legacy of George Lemaître.
  

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• NRF Awards: Roy Maartens Receives Top Honours From National Research Foundation

  Roy Maartens of the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Astrophysics Group, had his A-rating renewed at the 2018 National Research Foundation Awards. Congratulations to the Editor-in-Chief of our journal General Relativity and Gravitation and author of highly-cited Living Reviews on "Brane-World Gravity"!
  

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• Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology: "A MODEST review"

  Varri AL, Cai MX, Concha-Ramírez F, Dinnbier F, Lützgendorf N, Pavlík V, Rastello S, Sollima A, Wang L, Zocchi, A, A MODEST review, Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2018) 5:2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-018-0024-6 Research | Open Access Published: 6 November 2018
  

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• Abhay Ashtekar honored with Einstein Prize

  American Physical Society award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the field of gravitational physics. Congratulations to the Editor-in-Chief of our journal General Relativity and Gravitation (2012–2018) and editor of the Springer Handbook of Spacetime (2014)!
  

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• Zhang et al. (eds): "Earth-affecting Solar Transients"

  Originally published in the journal Solar Physics, volumes 292 (2017) and 293 (2018). Editors: Zhang, J., Blanco-Cano, X., Nitta, N., Srivastava, N., Mandrini, C.H. © Springer Netherlands 2019 
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Solar prominences: theory and models"

  Gibson, S.E., Solar prominences: theory and models. Fleshing out the magnetic skeleton, Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0016-2 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 22 October 2018
  

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• Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize 2019

  Recipients of the 2019 Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes announced.
  

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• GRG Golden Oldie: Lichnerowicz (1964)

  Lichnerowicz, A., Republication of: Propagators, commutators and anti-commutators in general relativity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2433-x Golden Oldie First Online: 16 October 2018
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Null infinity, the BMS group and infrared issues

  Ashtekar, A., Campiglia, M. & Laddha, A., Null infinity, the BMS group and infrared issues, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2464-3 Editor's Choice (Invited Report: Introduction to Current Research) First Online: 10 October 2018
  

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• GRG Golden Oldie: Doroshkevich & Novikov (1964)

  Doroshkevich, A.G. & Novikov, I.D., Republication of: Mean density of radiation in the Metagalaxy and certain problems in relativistic cosmology, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2441-x Golden Oldie First Online: 10 October 2018
  

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• 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics

  Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol. 208 
  Editors: Piero Nicolini, Matthias Kaminski, Jonas Mureika, Marcus Bleicher
  © Springer Nature Switzerland 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "The Sun’s supergranulation"

  Rincon, F. & Rieutord, M., The Sun’s supergranulation, Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0013-5 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 10 September 2018
  

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• Solar Physics Editor's Choice: Flux Accretion and Coronal Mass Ejection Dynamics

  Welsch, B.T., Flux Accretion and Coronal Mass Ejection Dynamics, Sol Phys (2018) 293: 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-018-1329-y Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 23 July 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Solar UV and X-ray spectral diagnostics"

  Del Zanna, G. & Mason, H.E., "Solar UV and X-ray spectral diagnostics", Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0015-3​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 31 August 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity and post-Newtonian dynamics of compact binaries"

  Schäfer, G. & Jaranowski, P., "Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity and post-Newtonian dynamics of compact binaries", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21:7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0016-5 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 31 August 2018
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Analytic analysis of irregular discrete universes

  Jolin, Shan W. & Rosquist, Kjell, Analytic analysis of irregular discrete universes, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2436-7 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online:  21 August 2018
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Classical mechanics via GR and Maxwell's theory: a bit of magic

  Newman, Ezra T., Classical mechanics via general relativity and Maxwell's theory: a bit of magic, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2424-y Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online:  19 August 2018

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Computer algebra in gravity research"

  MacCallum, M.A.H., "Computer algebra in gravity research", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0015-6 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 20 August 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Vlasov methods in space physics and astrophysics"

  Palmroth, M. et al., "Vlasov methods in space physics and astrophysics", Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2018) 4: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-018-0003-2 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 16 August 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Extended MHD modeling of the steady solar corona and the solar wind"

  Tamas I. Gombosi, Bart van der Holst, Ward B. Manchester, Igor V. Sokolov, "Extended MHD modeling of the steady solar corona and the solar wind", Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0014-4​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 30 July 2018
  

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• 2018 ESPD Prizes awarded

  The European Solar Physics Division board is delighted to present the 2018 ESPD Prize winners
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Difficulties of quantitative tests of the Kerr-hypothesis with X-ray observations of mass accreting black holes

  Krawczynski, H., Difficulties of quantitative tests of the Kerr-hypothesis with X-ray observations of mass accreting black holes, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2419-8 Editor's Choice (Invited Review: State of the Field) First Online: 24 July 2018

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• Solar Physics: Solicitation of Proposals for Topical Collections

  The journal Solar Physics publishes one or two Topical Collections (TCs) per year dedicated to a focused topic. To aid in our planning, we solicit statements of interest from potential Guest Editors of TCs by 17 August 2018.
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Primordial power spectrum from the Dapor–Liegener model of loop quantum cosmology

  Agullo, I., Primordial power spectrum from the Dapor–Liegener model of loop quantum cosmology, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2413-1 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 03 July 2018

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Geometrical inequalities bounding angular momentum and charges in General Relativity"

  Dain, S., Gabach-Clement, M.E. "Geometrical inequalities bounding angular momentum and charges in General Relativity", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0014-7 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 05 July 2018

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• Cosimo Bambi: Introduction to General Relativity

  A Course for Undergraduate Students of Physics
  

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection on “Combined Radio and Space-Based Solar Observations” completed

  Developments and challenges discussed during CESRA 2016 workshop published
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: The collisional Penrose process

  Schnittman, J.D., The collisional Penrose process, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2373-5 Editor's Choice (Invited Review: State of the Field) First Online: 05 June 2018
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Semiclassical approximation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation

  Kiefer, C. & Wichmann, D., Semiclassical approximation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation: arbitrary orders and the question of unitarity, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2390-4 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 21 May 2018

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals"

  Amaro-Seoane, P., "Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0013-8​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 15 May 2018

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• Solar Physics: Topical Collection on “Earth-affecting Solar Transients” completed

  Current research from the International Study of Earth-affecting Solar Transients (ISEST) project published
  

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• GR22 and Amaldi13 in Valencia, Spain

  22nd International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR22) and the 13th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi13) will take place from 7th – 12th July 2019 at the University of Valencia, Spain.
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA" (Update)

  Abbott, B.P. et al. (KAGRA Collaboration, LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration), "Prospects for observing and localizing GW transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0012-9​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 26 April 2018 (Major revision, updated and expanded.)
  

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• Tom Duvall Chosen to Write Solar Physics Memoir for 2019

  We are pleased to announce that Tom Duvall has been selected to write the Solar Physics Memoir for 2019.
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Prominence oscillations" (Update)

  Iñigo Arregui, Ramón Oliver & José Luis Ballester, "Prominence oscillations", Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-018-0012-6 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 23 April 2018 Major revision, updated and expanded.
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite" (Update)

  Amendola, L. et al. (The Euclid Theory Working Group), "Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0010-3​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 12 April 2018 (Major revision, updated and expanded.)
  

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• Eckart Marsch and Ilya G. Usoskin awarded with 2018 EGU medals

  Former Living Reviews in Solar Physics editor Eckart Marsch and author Ilya G. Usoskin receive 2018 division medals from the European Geosciences Union
  
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Light deflection and Gauss–Bonnet theorem: definition of total deflection angle and its applications

  Arakida, H., Light deflection and Gauss–Bonnet theorem: definition of total deflection angle and its applications, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2368-2 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 05 April 2018

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences: (I) inspiral–merger

  Berti, E., Yagi, K. & Yunes, N., Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences: (I) inspiral–merger, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2362-8 Editor's Choice (Review Article) First Online: 03 April 2018
  

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• ASSL 449: First Ten Years of Hinode Solar On-Orbit Observatory

  Reviews the first ten year contributions of the international solar mission, Hinode, led by Japan
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: 2-vertex Lorentzian spin foam amplitudes for dipole transitions

  Sarno, G., Speziale, S. & Stagno, G.V., 2-vertex Lorentzian spin foam amplitudes for dipole transitions, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2360-x​​​​​​​ Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 23 March 2018
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Shadows and strong gravitational lensing – a brief review

  Pedro V. P. Cunha & Carlos A. R. Herdeiro, Shadows and strong gravitational lensing: a brief review, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2361-9 Editor's Choice (Invited Review: State of the Field) First Online: 20 March 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Tests of chameleon gravity"

  Burrage, Clare & Sakstein, Jeremy, "Tests of chameleon gravity", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0011-x Open Access | Review Article First Online: 16 March 2018

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• Benacquista & Romano: Classical Mechanics

  This new book in the Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics series provides an ideal blend of general concepts and methods which are then applied to important classes of problems
  

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• Stephen Hawking 1942–2018

  In memory of Prof. Stephen Hawking: a selection of classic articles from Springer's portfolio
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Cartan invariants and event horizon detection

  Brooks, D., Chavy-Waddy, P.C., Coley, A.A. et al., Cartan invariants and event horizon detection, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2358-4 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 12 March 2018
  

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• ASSL 444: Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis

  The HESPERIA HORIZON 2020 Project and Beyond Editors: Olga E. Malandraki, Norma B. Crosby 
  Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Vol. 444 
  Springer International Publishing AG 2018 
  

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• Solar Physics: New Editorial Board

  The journal Solar Physics welcomes recently elected editorial board members as advisers for the term 2018–2021 
  

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• Solar Flare Loops: Observations and Interpretations

  Updated and extended version of the original 2015 Chinese edition
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Space–time structure and wavevector anisotropy in space plasma turbulence"

  Narita, Yasuhito, "Space–time structure and wavevector anisotropy in space plasma turbulence", Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-017-0010-0​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 21 February 2018
  

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• CompAC: Machine learning to advance our understanding of the Universe

  Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology calls for papers contributing to Topical Collection
  

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• Václav Bumba

  14 August 1925 – 13 January 2018
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Solar wind stream interaction regions throughout the heliosphere"

  Richardson, Ian G., "Coronal mass ejections and their sheath regions in interplanetary space", Living Rev Sol Phys (2018) 15: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-017-0011-z​​​​​​​ Open Access | Review Article First Online: 26 January 2018
  

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• ESPD Prizes 2018: Call for Nominations

  First call for nomination from European Solar Physics Division
  

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• Living Review most downloaded Springer astronomy article of 2017

  Living Reviews in Solar Physics selected as astronomy journal highlight
  

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• Living Reviews author Claudia de Rham wins Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists

  Inaugural Blavatnik Awards Finalist in the UK is recognized for revitalizing the theory of massive gravity
  

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• Two Living Reviews among Springer Physics Highlights 2017

  "Looking back at the past year to inspire the future": Living Reviews in Relativity among last year's most downloaded journal articles
  

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• Solar Physics – Solicitation of Proposals for Topical Collections

  The journal Solar Physics publishes one or two Topical Collections (TCs) per year dedicated to a focused topic, frequently with a small number of survey articles introducing regular unsolicited articles, all of which benefit from appearing in a collection.
  

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• Congratulations Hale & Harvey Prize Winners 2018

  It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the 2018 SPD Prizes.
  

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• Handbook of Supernovae

  Handbook of Supernovae by Alsabti, Athem W., Murdin, Paul (eds.) © Springer International Publishing 2017

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• LRCA: Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics

  Balsara, D.S., Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics—Part I: finite volume methods, Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2017) 3: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-017-0002-8 Review Article | Open Access Published: 18 July 2017
  

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• ASSL 446: Modelling Pulsar Wind Nebulae

  Modelling Pulsar Wind Nebulae Editor: Torres, Diego F. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Vol. 446 © Springer 2017
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Rotating stars in relativity" (Update)

  Paschalidis, V. & Stergioulas, N., "Rotating stars in relativity", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0008-x Open Access | Review Article First Online: 29 November 2017
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Coronal mass ejections and their sheath regions in interplanetary space"

  Kilpua, E., Koskinen, H.E.J. & Pulkkinen, T.I., "Coronal mass ejections and their sheath regions in interplanetary space", Living Rev Sol Phys (2017) 14: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-017-0009-6​​​​​​​ 
  Open Access | Review Article First Online: 24 November 2017
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Black holes, hidden symmetries, and complete integrability"

  Frolov, V.P., Krtouš, P. & Kubizňák, D., "Black holes, hidden symmetries, and complete integrability", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0009-9 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 22 November 2017
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: "Dynamical boson stars" by Liebling & Palenzuela

  Liebling, Steven L. & Palenzuela, Carlos, Dynamical boson stars, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0007-y Open Access | Review Article First Online: 13 November 2017

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• "The Structure and Evolution of the Sun" by Giuseppe Severino

  New publication in Springer's Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics series
  

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• Congratulations APSPM Award Winners 2017

  Asia-Pacific Solar Physics Meeting 2017 honors young researchers
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Higher curvature gravities, unlike GR, cannot be bootstrapped from their (usual) linearizations

  Deser, S., Higher curvature gravities, unlike GR, cannot be bootstrapped from their (usual) linearizations, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2308-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 07 November 2017

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• Solar Wind 15

  First Announcement: Solar Wind 15, Brussels, Belgium, June 18–22, 2018
  

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• Franz-Ludwig Deubner

  2 June 1934 – 21 October 2017
  

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• 2018 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize Nominations Open

  Nominations for the 2018 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize open on 1 Nov 2017 and close on 1 Feb 2018.
  

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• Poincaré translation by Bruce Popp wins 2017 Berger Prize

  Republication of Henri Poincaré's "The Three-Body Problem and the Equations of Dynamics" awarded by American Translators Association
  

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• GW170817: Related articles in Living Reviews in Relativity

  On the occasion of the detection of the neutron star binary merger GW170817 — for the first time in gravitational waves (GWs) and electromagnetic radiation (EM) — we highlight related review articles on NS mergers and their GW emission.
  

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "Magnetism, dynamo action and the solar-stellar connection"

  Brun, A.S. & Browning, M.K., Magnetism, dynamo action and the solar-stellar connection, Living Rev Sol Phys (2017) 14: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-017-0007-8 

  Open Access | Review Article First Online: 26 September 2017

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• Space Science Reviews, vol. 210: "Solar Magnetic Fields"

  Balogh, A. & von Steiger, R. (eds.) "Solar Magnetic Fields: From Measurements Towards Understanding", Space Sci Rev (2017) 210: 1. https://link.springer.com/journal/11214/210/1/
  

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• 15th European Solar Physics Meeting: press release

  The 15th European Solar Physics Meeting is organised by the European Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS). Several new discoveries will be announced during the conference.
  

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• "Supernova Explosions" by David Branch and J. Craig Wheeler

  A unique and comprehensive survey of modern supernova research explaining the applications of supernovae to astrophysics and cosmology. © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2017 
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Almost rigidity of the positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds with spherical symmetry

  Sakovich, A. & Sormani, C., Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2291-y Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article)
  First Online: 30 August 2017
  

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• EPS Solar Physics Division Prizes 2017

  Manfred Schüssler, long-time editor of Living Reviews in Solar Physics, honored by European Physical Society
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Collisional super-Penrose process and Wald inequalities

  Tanatarov, I.V. & Zaslavskii, O.B., Collisional super-Penrose process and Wald inequalities, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2281-0  Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 16 August 2017
  

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• Journal of High Energy Physics turns twenty

  Heidelberg | Milan, 2 August 2017

  Flagship physics journal celebrates 20 years of open access electronic publishing – by physicists and for physicists

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• Nonequilibrium Processes in the Solar Corona, Transition Region, Flares, and Solar Wind (Invited Review)

  Dudík, J., Dzifčáková, E., Meyer-Vernet, N. et al., Nonequilibrium Processes in the Solar Corona, Transition Region, Flares, and Solar Wind (Invited Review), Sol Phys (2017) 292: 100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-017-1125-0 Invited Review | First Online: 31 July 2017
  

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• 50th Anniversary of Solar Physics

  This year the journal Solar Physics is celebrating its 50th anniversary! We would like to draw your attention to some key articles carefully selected for this special occasion. You can freely access and download all of the articles for 6 weeks.
  

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics resumes publication

  New open-access review on “Modelling of stellar convection” restarts new third Living Reviews journal
  

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• LRCA: Modelling of stellar convection

  Kupka, F & Muthsam, HJ, Modelling of stellar convection, Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2017) 3:1. doi:10.1007/s41115-017-0001-9 Review Article | Open Access Published: 18 July 2017
  

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• Solicitation of Ideas for Topical Collections of Solar Physics

  The journal Solar Physics publishes one or two Topical Collections (TCs) per year dedicated to a focused topic, frequently with a small number of survey articles introducing regular unsolicited articles, all of which benefit from appearing together.
  

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• CompAC: Entropy-limited hydrodynamics

  Guercilena F, Radice D, and Rezzolla L, Entropy-limited hydrodynamics: a novel approach to relativistic hydrodynamics, Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2017) 4:3 doi:10.1186/s40668-017-0022-0 | Open Access Published: 4 July 2017

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Cosmological solutions with charged black holes

  Bibi, R., Clifton, T. & Durk, J., Cosmological solutions with charged black holes, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 98. doi:10.1007/s10714-017-2261-4 Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 30 June 2017

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• Black Holes: A Laboratory for Testing Strong Gravity by Cosimo Bambi

  Black Holes: A Laboratory for Testing Strong Gravity by Cosimo Bambi 
  © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

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• Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: Upcoming articles

  Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics is a new peer-reviewed open-access journal. Founded and supported by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching, and now published by Springer International.
  

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• Living Reviews welcomes new editor

  Living Reviews in Solar Physics is pleased to announce that Prof Moira Jardine has joined the Editorial Board. As an Associate Editor, she will bring her expertise in stellar-solar science to the journal.
  

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• Request for references on use of computer algebra

  I am preparing a review article on applications of computer algebra in gravity research. I would like my selected examples to include reasonably recent papers covering a wide area. Please send information on any unusual applications, or extensive uses in traditional applications.
  

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• 15th European Solar Physics Meeting (ESPM-15): Budapest, 4-8 Sept. 2017

  Registration for the 15th European Solar Physics Meeting is now open
  

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• Cheng Fang Chosen to Write Solar Physics Memoir for 2018

  We are pleased to announce that Cheng Fang has been selected to write the Solar Physics Memoir for 2018.
  

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• CompAC: PKDGRAV3 – beyond trillion particle cosmological simulations

  Potter, D. et al., PKDGRAV3: beyond trillion particle cosmological simulations for the next era of galaxy surveys, Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology (2017) 4:2 doi:10.1186/s40668-017-0021-1​​​​​​​ Published: 18 May 2017 Open Access
  

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• Living Reviews in Relativity: Kilonovae by Brian D. Metzger

  Metzger, Brian D., Kilonovae, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 3. doi:10.1007/s41114-017-0006-z Open Access | Review Article First Online: 16 May 2017
  

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• Gravity Research Foundation 2017 Awards for Essays

  Springer and the Editors-in-Chief especially congratulate General Relativity and Gravitation's editorial board member, Iván Agulló, on the rare occasion of winning the first prize for a second time!
  

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• CompAC: The black hole accretion code

  Porth, O. et al., The black hole accretion code, Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology (2017) 4:1 doi:10.1186/s40668-017-0020-2 Published: 3 May 2017 Open Access
  

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• LNP 932: "Solar Energetic Particles" by Donald V. Reames

  Solar Energetic Particles: A Modern Primer on Understanding Sources, Acceleration and Propagation Author: Reames, Donald V. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 932 © Springer 2017
  

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• GRG: Direct Submission from arXiv

  The journal General Relativity and Gravitation has added support for direct submission from the arXiv e-print service to its Editorial Manager (EM) submission system.
  

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• Living Reviews portal relaunched

  7 April 2017
  We are happy to announce that the new Living Reviews community portal at Springer went online in February 2017.
  

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• New in LRR: Detection methods for stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds

  Romano, J.D. & Cornish, N.J., Detection methods for stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds: a unified treatment, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 2. doi:10.1007/s41114-017-0004-1 Open Access | Review Article First Online: 04 April 2017
  

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• Living Reviews welcomes new editors

  Living Reviews in Relativity is delighted to welcome two new Associate Editors, who will complement the Editorial Board with their expertise in Relativistic Astrophysics and Physical Cosmology.
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: Quasi-local gravitational angular momentum and centre of mass from generalised Witten equations

  Wieland, W., Quasi-local gravitational angular momentum and centre of mass from generalised Witten equations, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 38. doi:10.1007/s10714-017-2200-4
  Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 10 February 2017
  

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• 14 Living Reviews articles in gr-qc top cited list 2016

  14 articles from Living Reviews in Relativity are included in INSPIRES' Top Cited Articles during 2016 in gr-qc, listing the 100 most highly cited papers during 2016 in the gr-qc e-print arXiv. Overall, 10 articles made it to the list of the 100 most highly cited papers of all time in the gr-qc archive.
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: The magnetic part of the Weyl tensor, and the expansion of discrete universes

  Clifton, T., Gregoris, D. & Rosquist, K., A toy Penrose inequality and its proof, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 30. doi:10.1007/s10714-017-2192-0 Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 27 January 2017
  

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• Topical Issue in Solar Physics “Combined radio and space-based solar observations”

  We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in this Topical Issue (T.I.) of the Solar Physics journal, which is an outgrowth of CESRA’s (Community of European Solar Radio Astronomers) successful 2016 workshop...
  

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• Congratulations Hale & Harvey Prize Winners 2017

  The 2017 George Ellery Hale Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of solar astronomy is awarded to Manfred Schüssler for his contributions to  the theory of the solar dynamo, to understanding the dynamics ...
  

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• Recent articles from Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology

  I’m writing to let you know about some of the recent articles we’ve published in Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology.
  

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• GRG Editor's Choice: A toy Penrose inequality and its proof

  Bengtsson, I. & Jakobsson, E., A toy Penrose inequality and its proof, Gen Relativ Gravit (2016) 48: 156. doi:10.1007/s10714-016-2155-x Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 07 November 2016

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• Living Reviews in Solar Physics: New at SpringerLink

  We are pleased to inform you of recent developments in the journal portfolio at Springer. With our companion journals Solar Physics and Living Reviews in Solar Physics we are offering a comprehensive ...

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• Carving through the Codes: Challenges in Computational Astrophysics

  12-17 February, 2017 in Davos, Switzerland The conference will be focussed on common computational challenges we face in simulating astrophysical systems, particularly those related to algorithms, co ...

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• Bala Iyer new Editor-in-Chief of Living Reviews in Relativity

  Living Reviews in Relativity announces some changes in its Editorial Board Robert Beig is retiring from the board after more than 18 years. As of fall 2016, topics in Mathematical Relativity will be ...

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• Solicitation of Ideas for Topical Issues of Solar Physics

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• Remembering Sergio Dain: Obituary

  General Relativity and Gravitation, June 2016, 48:81 10.1007/s10714-016-2074-x It is with profound sadness that we report on the sudden passing away of Professor Sergio Dain, an Associate Editor ...

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