1-Publications in Archaeoastronomy

Papers

 

[1] Mathematics, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in the Inka Heartland

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics 7  p. 22-32 (2005),

http://www.nexusjournal.com/Magli.html

 

[2] The Acropolis of Alatri: Architecture and Astronomy

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics  8  p. 5-16 (2006)

http://www.springerlink.com/content/323w281768484k30/?p=9588c76376c74844887c969966a32f2b&pi=0

 

[3] Possible astronomical references in two megalithic buildings of Latium Vetus

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry  7,  1 (2007) p. 13-22

http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/maa_journal/Issues/Past%20Issues/Volume7%20No1%20June2007/2%20MAGLI.pdf

 

[4] Non-orthogonal features in the planning of four ancient towns of Central Italy

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics 9 (2007) p. 71-92 

http://www.springer.com/birkhauser/mathematics/book/978-3-7643-8443-2

 

[5] On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy

Oxford Journal of Archaeology 27 (1), 63–71 (2008)

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00296.x

 

[6] Akhet Khufu: archaeo-astronomical hints at a common project of the two main pyramids of Giza, Egypt

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics 11, 35-50 (2009).

http://www.springerlink.com/content/k53586616063p716/?p=0070d609018f4d428889b1696116fc2e&pi=3

 

[7] The megalithic building of S.Erasmo di Cesi: architecture, astronomy, and landscape

(together with N. Schiavottiello).  

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics 11, 51-61 (2009)

http://www.springerlink.com/content/h25234w77214x830/?p=0070d609018f4d428889b1696116fc2e&pi=4

 

 [8] Topographical and astronomical analysis on the Neolithic “Altar” Of Monte D’accoddi In Sardinia

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry  9,  2 (2009)

(Together with P. Pili, E. Realini, D. Sampietro, M. P. Zedda, E. Franzoni)

http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/maa_journal/issues2009b.html

 

[9] A calendar Quipu of the early 17th century and its relationship with the Inca astronomy

(together with L. Laurencich Minelli). Archaeoastronomy 22, (2011) 110-128.

 

[10] Archaeoastronomy and Archaeo-Topography as Tools in the Search for a Missing Egyptian Pyramid

PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(5) (2010)

http://www.palarch.nl/category/egypt/

 

[11] Astronomy, topography and dynastic history in the alignments of the Pyramids' fields of the Old Kingdom

http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.1416

 Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry  10,  2 (2010) 59-74

 

[12]   At the other end of the sun's path. A new interpretation of Machu Picchu

Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics 12, (2010) 321-341

http://www.springerlink.com/content/501r435152w63425/

 

[13] The role of the sun in the Pantheon design and meaning

Numen - Archive for the History of Religion, Volume 58, Number 4, (2011) , pp. 486-513

(together with Robert Hannah).

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/num/2011/00000058/00000004/art00002

 

[14] The Cosmic Landscape in the Age of the Pyramids.

Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 9, 3132-3144

http://journalofcosmology.com/AncientAstronomy112.html

 

[15] From Abydos to the Valley of the Kings and Amarna: the conception of royal funerary landscapes in the New Kingdom

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry  11,  2 (2011)

 

[16] The Snefru projects and the topography of funerary landscapes during the 12th Egyptian Dynasty

Time and Mind, Volume 5, Number 1, March 2012 , pp. 53-72(20)

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[17] The megalithic complex of Monte Baranta in Sardinia: a pilgrimage center of the early Bronze Age?

 Complutum 22(1), pp. 107-116 (ISSN 1131-6993) (2012)

(Together with E. Realini, D. Sampietro, M. P. Zedda)

 

[18] The astronomical orientation of the urban plan of Alexandria

 Oxford J. Archaeology, Volume 31, Issue 4, pages 381–389, November 2012 (Together with L. Ferro)

 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0092.2012.00394.x/abstract

 

[19] Uncovering a masterpiece of Roman architecture: the project of Via Appia between Collepardo and Terracina

 Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 15,  2014, Pages 665–669 (Together with D. Sampietro, E. Realini, M. Reguzzoni)

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207413002239

 

[20] Astronomy and Etruscan Ritual: The Case of the Ara della Regina in Tarquinia

 Nexus Network Journal - Architecture And Mathematics  2013, Volume 15, pp 445-4552013

(together with Giovanna Bagnasco Gianni, Susanna Bortolotto)

 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00004-013-0163-7

 

[21] A Cognitive approach to the Luxor-Karnak relationship

Time and Mind, The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture Volume 7,  2014, 33-45

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1751696X.2013.876291

 

[22]  Augustus' Power from the Stars and the Foundation of Augusta Praetoria Salassorum.

Cambridge Archaeological Journal 25, 2015, pp 1-15  (Together with Stella Bertarione)

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9586387&fileId=S0959774314000717

 

[23] HIgh-precision gps survey of Via appia: archaeoastronomy-related aspects

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol. 14, No 3, pp. 55-65

(Together with Eugenio Realini, Mirko Reguzzoni and Daniele Sampietro)

http://maajournal.com/Issues/2014/Vol14-3/Full6.pdf

 

[24] Nero's "solar" kingship and the architecture of Domus Aurea

Numen - Archive for the History of Religion, Volume 63, Issue 5-6, pages 511 – 524 (2016)

(together with Robert Hannah and Antonella Palmieri).

 

[25] Sirius and the project of the megalithic enclosures of Gobekli Tepe

Nexus Network Journal, 17, 2016, pp. 1-11

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-015-0277-1/fulltext.html

 

[26] The Giza ‘written’ landscape and the double project of King Khufu

Time and Mind 9, 57-74, 2016

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1751696X.2016.1142291

 

 [27] Astronomy, Architecture, and Symbolism: The Global Project of Sneferu at Dahshur.

J. Hist. Astr. 46 (2) 173-205 (2016) (together with J. Belmonte)

http://jha.sagepub.com/content/46/2/173.abstract


[28] Astronomy and landscape at the prehistoric settlement villaggio dei faraglioni, Ustica, Sicily.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, vol. 16 pp.167-172

(together with Franco Foresta Martin)

http://maajournal.com/Issues/2016/Vol16-2/Full16.pdf


[29] Archaeoastronomy in the Khmer heartland

Studies in Digital Heritage Vol 1, No 1 (2017) pp 1-17

https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.05674


[30] Astronomy, topography and landscape at Akragas’ Valley of the Temples

Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 18,  2017 (Together with R. Hannah and A. Orlando )


[31] The role of urban topography in the orientation of greek temples: the cases of Akragas and Selinunte

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, vol. 16 pp. 213-217 (Together with R. Hannah and A. Orlando ) http://www.maajournal.com/Issues2016d.php


[32] An educational project in archeoastronomy: the pok-coursera mooc course

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, vol. 18 (2018) pp. 469-475 (Together with D. Brunetto)


[33] Royal mausoleums of the western Han and of the Song Chinese dynasties: A satellite imagery analysis

Archaeological Research in Asia, Volume 15, September 2018, Pages 45-54

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352226717300302


[34] Astronomy and Feng Shui in the projects of the Tang, Ming and Qing royal mausoleums: A satellite imagery approach

Archaeological Research in Asia, Volume 17, March 2019, Pages 98-108

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352226718300515?via%3Dihub


[35] The Sacred Landscape of the “Pyramids” of the Han Emperors: A Cognitive Approach to Sustainability

Sustainability 2019, 11(3), 789

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/3/789

[36] Gromatic Images from New Discoveries in Pompeii

Nexus Network Journal, 22, 2020, pp. 717-733

(together with Luisa Ferro and Massimo Osanna)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-020-00496-y


Books

 

[1] Archeoastronomia. Da Giza all'Isola di Pasqua. Pitagora, Bologna 2009.

(1ed. Misteri e Scoperte dell’Archeoastronomia,Newton & Compton Roma, 2005) (Italian)

 

[2] Il tempo dei Ciclopi. Civilta' megalitiche del mediterraneo. Pitagora, Bologna 2009.

(1ed. Segreti delle antiche citta’ megalitiche Newton & Compton Roma, 2007). (Italian)

 

[3] Mysteries and discoveries of archaeoastronomy.

Springer-Verlag NY, 2009

http://www.springer.com/astronomy/popular+astronomy/book/978-0-387-76564-8

 

[4] Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt

Cambridge University Press, 2013

http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item7138437/?site_locale=en_US

 

[5] Archaeoastronomy. Introduction to the science of stars and stones.

Springer Undergrad. Lecture Notes in Physics, 2016

http://www.springer.com/us/book/978331922881


[5] Sacred landscapes of imperial China.

Springer, NY 2020

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030493233




Chapters in Books

 

[1] The Classical World

in Heritage sites of astronomy and archaeoastronomy in the context of the Unesco World Heritage convention - a thematic study Michel Cotte and Clive Ruggles eds., Unesco, Paris 2010

(together with Efthymios Nicolaidis and Clive Ruggles)

http://www.astronomicalheritage.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=31

 

[2] Pyramids and stars: facts, conjectures and starry tales.

In “In search of cosmic order - selected essays on egyptian archaeoastronomy” J. Belmonte and M. Shaltout eds, Supreme Council of Antiquities press, Cairo (2009).

(Together with J.A. Belmonte)

 

[3] Roman City Planning and Spatial Organization

In Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, Clive Ruggles Ed.

Springere Verlag, NY 2015 (together with Cesar Gonzalez Garcia)

 

[4] Etruscan Divination and Architecture

In Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, Clive Ruggles Ed.

Springere Verlag, NY 2015

 

[5] Light at the Pantheon

In Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, Clive Ruggles Ed.

Springer Verlag, NY 2015 (together with Robert Hannah)



[6] The Beautiful Face of Ra: The Role of Sunlight in the Architecture of Ancient Egypt

In The Oxford Handbook of Light in Archaeology

Edited by Costas Papadopoulos and Holley Moyes

Oxford Un. Press 2018/2020



 

Contributed Papers

 

[1] Dark-cloud constellations and the sacred landscape of the Inka heartland

In Lights and shadows in Cultural Astronomy, Proceedings of the 13 SEAC Conference (2005), M. Zedda and J. Belmonte eds., Isili.

 

[2] On the relationship between Archaeoastronomy and exact sciences: a few examples

Proceedings of the SIA 2005 conference. In “Astronomia culturale in Italia”, E. Antonello ed., SIA, Milano, p.15-23

 

[3] Archaeoastronomy at Giza: the ancient Egyptians’ Mathematical Astronomy in action.

Proceedings of MathKnow 2008, A. Quarteroni and M. Emmer eds (Springer-Verlag, 2009)

 

[4] On the origin of the roman idea of town: geometrical and astronomical references

In Astronomy and Cosmology in Folk Traditions and Cultural Heritage - Proc. of SEAC 2007-Oxford VIII

Conference on Archaeoastronomy J. Vaiskunas ed.

 

[5] Geometrical and astronomical references in the project of the two main pyramid’s complexes of Giza, Egypt

apl2008 APLIMAT 1, (2008) 121-128  

 

[6] From Giza to the Pantheon: astronomy as a key to the architectural projects of the ancient past.

In D. Valls-Gabaud and A. Boksenberg eds. The Rôle of Astronomy in Society and Culture, UNESCO, Paris 2009. p-274-281

http://canalc2.u-strasbg.fr/video.asp?idVideo=8334&voir=oui

 

[7] Geometry and perspective in the landscape of the Saqqara pyramids

apl2010 APLIMAT 3, (2010) 147-159

 

[8] Cognitive Science approach to ancient topography: the case of the MK pyramids.

Apl2011 APLIMAT 4 (2011) p. 249-256


[9] The development of the sacred landscape of Saqqara in the Old Kingdom.

In Stars and Stones: Voyages in Archaeoastronomy and Cultural Astronomy- Proceedings of the SEAC 2011 conference, F. Pimenta, N. Ribeiro, F. Silva, N. Campion, A Joaquinito and L. Tirapicos eds,

British Archaeological Report 2720, 2016. 72-79



 

Preprints

 

[1] On the astronomical orientation of the IV dynasty Egyptian pyramids and the dating of the second Giza pyramid.

http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0307100

 

[2] On the possible discovery of precessional effects in ancient astronomy.

http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0407108

 

[3] Astronomical references in the planning of ancient roads I. The case of the so-called Great Hopewell Road

arXiv:0706.1325,

 

 

2-Publications in Mathematical Physics

 

 

Papers

 

[1]  Relativistic elastomechanics as a lagrangian field theory,

Geom. and Phys.  9, 3 (1992), p. 207--223 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[2]  A generalization of the relativistic equilibrium equations for a non--rotating star,

 Gen. Rel. Grav.  24, 2 (1992), p. 139--158 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[3]  The dynamical structure of the Einstein equations for a non--rotating star,

 Gen. Rel. Grav.  25, 5 (1993), p. 441--460.

 

[4]  Axially symmetric, uniformly rotating neutron stars in general relativity: a non-perturbative approach,

Gen. Rel. Grav.  25, 12, (1993), p. 1277--1293.

 

[5]  Tuning the properties of matter to any chosen dynamical behaviour in cosmological models

with elastic media,

J. Math. Phys.  36, 6, (1995), p. 3054-3062.

 

[6]  Kerr--Schild gravitational fields in matter and the Kerr--interior problem in General Relativity,

J. Math. Phys.  36, 10, (1995), p. 5877--5896.

 

[7]  A null--tetrad approach to Kerr--Schild gravitational fields in matter,

J. Math. Phys.,  37, 11, (1996), p. 5695--5714 (together with E.Brinis Udeschini).

 

[8]  Gravitational collapse with non--vanishing tangential stresses. A generalization of the Tolman-Bondi model,

Class. Quantum Gravity  14, 7, (1997) p. 1937--1953.

 

[9]  Unconstrained variational principle and canonical structure for relativistic elasticity theory,

Rep. Math. Phys  39, 1, (1997) p. 99--112 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[10]  Gravitational collapse with non--vanishing tangential stresses II. A laboratory for cosmic censorship experiments,

Class. Quantum Gravity  15, 10, (1998) p. 3215-3228.

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9711082

 

[11] Unconstrained Hamiltonian formulation of General Relativity with thermo-elastic sources,

Class. Quantum Gravity  15, 12, (1998) p. 3891-3916. (together with J. Kijowski).

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9709021

 

[12]  Physically valid blackhole interior models,

Rep. Math. Phys.  44, 3, (1999) p. 407-412.

http://babbage.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9706083

 

[13]  Kerr--Schild approach to the boosted Kerr solution

Phys. Rev.  D61 (2000) 044017. (together with A. Burinskii).

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9904012

 

[14]  Blackholes vs. naked singularities formation in collapsing Einstein's clusters

Phys. Rev.  D61 (2000) 124006 (together with S. Jhingan)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9902041

 

[15]  On the cosmic censorship conjecture for spherically symmetric shearfree perfect fluid spacetimes

Class. Quantum Gravity  17 (2000) p.4481-4490 (together with E. Brinis and S. Jhingan).

 

[16]  The spectrum of endstates of gravitational collapse with tangential stresses

Phys. Rev.  D65 064011 (2002) (together with S. Goncalves and S. Jhingan)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0111026

 

[17]  Sufficient condition for blackhole formation in spherical gravitational collapse 

Letters to Classical and Quantum Gravity  19 (2002) l5-l9 (together with R. Giambo' and F. Giannoni)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0110027

 

[18]  Regular sources of the Kerr-Schild class for rotating and non-rotating blackhole solutions

Phys. Rev.  D65 064039 (2002) (together with A. Burinskii, E. Elizalde and S. Hillebrandt)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0109085

 

[19]  Naked singularities in dust collapse as an existence problem for o.d.e near a singular point

Diff. Geom. and Appl. 18 (2003), no. 3, 285--293. (together with R. Giambo') 

 

[20]  A new mathematical framework for spherical gravitational collapse

Letters to Classical and Quantum Gravity, 20 (2003), no. 6, L75--L82 (together with R. Giambo', F. Giannoni and P. Piccione)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0212082

 

[21]  New solutions of Einstein equations in spherical symmetry: the Cosmic Censor to the court 

Commun. Math. Phys. 235 (2003) 3, 545-563, (together with R. Giambo', F. Giannoni and P. Piccione)

http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0204030

 

[22]  Naked singularities formation in perfect fluids collapse

Classical and Quantum Gravity, 20 (2003),   4943-4948  (together with R. Giambo', F. Giannoni and P. Piccione)

 

[23] Gravitational collapse of barotropic perfect fluids

General Relativity and Gravitation, 36 (2004)  1279-1298 (together with R. Giambo', F. Giannoni and P. Piccione)

http://babbage.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0303043

 

[24] Non-spherical sources of static gravitational fields: investigating the boundaries of the no-hair theorem

Gen. Rel. Grav. 37, (2005) p.1371-1383 (together with L. Herrera and  D. Malafarina) 

http://it.arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0407037

 

[25] Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulation of spherical shell dynamics

Int. J. Geom. Meth. in Modern Physics 2, (2005) p.1–8

(together with J. Kijowski and D. Malafarina)

 

[26] Rotating "Black Holes" with Holes in the Horizon

Phys. Rev. D 74 – Rapid Comm. (2006) 021502-6 

(together with A. Burinskii, E. Elizalde and S. Hildebrandt)

 

[27] Relativistic dynamics of spherical timelike shells

Gen. Rel. Grav. 38 (2006) p. 1697-1713 (together with J. Kijowski and D. Malafarina)

 

[28] Electromagnetic excitations of rotating black holes and relativistic jets.

Gravitation & Cosmology, Vol. 12 (2006), p. 1-4

(together with A. Burinskii, E. Elizalde and S. Hildebrandt)

 

[29 ] New derivation of the variational principle for the dynamics of a gravitating spherical shell

Phys. Rev. D 74, 084017 (2006) (11 pages)

(together with J. Kijowski and D. Malafarina)

 

[30] Variational approach to Robertson–Walker spacetimes with homogeneous scalar fields

J. Math. Phys. 47, 112505 (2006) 

(together with R. Giambo’ and  F. Giannoni)

 

[31] Genericity of black hole formation in the gravitational collapse of homogeneous self-interacting scalar fields 

Roberto Giambò, Fabio Giannoni, and Giulio Magli

J. Math. Phys. 49, 042504 (2008)

 

[32]  The dynamical behavior of homogeneous scalar-field spacetimes with general self-interaction potentials,

Gen. Rel. Grav.  (together with R. Giambò, F.Giannoni)

Volume 41, 2009, Pages 21-30

http://www.springerlink.com/content/01k81mth52352920/?p=17b5f86d67514ae68dfe252b3d35f225&pi=22

 

[33]  Aligned electromagnetic excitations of a black hole and their impact on its quantum horizon

Phys. Lett. B, Volume 671, 2009, Pages 486-492

(together with A. Burinskii, E. Elizalde and S. Hildebrandt)

 j.physletb.2008.12.031

 

[34] The general exact solution for relativistic spherical shells.

International Journal of Modern Physics D 18, 2009

(together with J. Kijowski and D. Malafarina)

http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218271809014996?journalCode=ijmpd

 

[35] Qualitative analysis of collapsing isotropic fluid spacetimes

Classical and Quantum Gravity 31, 035016,  2014(together with R. Giambo')

http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/31/3/035016

 

[36] Application of ODE techniques to spherical gravitational collapse: Methods and results

International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics Volume 13, Issue 05, May 2016

163005 (8 p).  (together with R. Giambò, F.Giannoni)

http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219887816300051?src=recsys

 

 

 

Contributed papers

 

[1]  A new formulation of relativistic elasticity theory,

in  General Relativity and Gravitational Physics IX, R. Cianci, R. De Ritis, M. Francaviglia, G. Marmo, C. Rubano & P. Scudellaro

ed., W.S. Publ. Co., Singapore, (1991), p.463-468 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[2]  On relativistic elasticity,

in  Advances in Modern Continuum Dynamics: international conference in memory of A. Signorini, G. Ferrarese ed., Pitagora (Bologna, 1993)

p.463-468 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[3]  A generalization of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkhoff equations,

in  General Relativity and Gravitational Physics X, M. Cerdonio, R. D'Auria, M. Francaviglia \& G. Magnanoed.,

W.S. Publ. Co., Singapore, (1994) p.497-502 (together with J. Kijowski).

 

[4]  A new approach to the Kerr--interior problem,

in  General Relativity and Gravitational Physics XI, M. Carfora, M. Cavaglia`, M. Francaviglia, P. Fre', G. Pizzella, C. Reina & A. Treves ed.,

W.S. Publ. Co., Singapore, (1996) p.329--336.

 

[5]  The dynamical structure of the ADM equations for general relativistic isotropic elastic media,

in  General Relativity and Gravitational Physics XII, M. Bassan, V. Ferrari, M. Francaviglia, F. Fucito \& I. Modena, ed.,

W.S. Publ. Co., Singapore, (1997) p.341—346 (together with J. Kijowski and D. Iacoviello).

 

[6]  Behaviour of the Kerr--Newman and the Kerr--Sen solutions under an arbitrary boost,

in  Internal Structure of Black Holes and Spacetime Singularities, Lior Burko and Amos Ori ed.,

Ann. Isr. Phys. Soc.  13 (I.O.P., Bristol) (1998) p. 296-310 (together with A. Burinskii)..

http://babbage.sissa.it/pdf/hep-th/9801177

 

[7] Twisting Lightlike Solutions of the Kerr-Schild Class

in Proceedings of the 9 Marcel Grossmann meeting ( 2000), (together with A. Burinskii)

http://babbage.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/0008055

 

[8]  Physics of blackholes -- an overview,

in  Classical and Quantum Black Holes P. Fre', V. Gorini, G. Magli \& U. Moschella ed., (I.O.P., Bristol) (1999) p. 1-15 (together with V.

Gorini and U. Moschella).

 

[9]  Gravitational collapse of fluid bodies and cosmic censorship: analytic insights

 In  Recent developments in General Relativity, B. Casciaro, D. Fortunato, A. Masiello, M. Francaviglia ed., Springer Verlag (Berlin) (2000).

(together with S. Jhingan)

 http://xxx.sissa.it/pdf/gr-qc/9903103

 

[10]  Spectrum of endstates of spherical gravitational collapse

in  Recent developments in General Relativity, R. Cianci et al. ed., Springer Verlag (Berlin) (2001).

 

[11] Analytical modelling of gravitational collapse

in General Relativity and Gravitational Physics 16, G. Esposito et al. ed., American Institute of Physics (2006) P. 101-107

 

[12] Static Axially Symmetric Sources of the Gravitational Field

in General Relativity and Gravitational Physics 16, G. Esposito et al. ed., American Institute of Physics (2006) P. 185-188

(together with L. Herrera and  D. Malafarina)

 

[13] Non-linear o.d.e. techniques in Gravitational Collapse,

In Recent Developments in Gravitational Physics: Proceedings of the 17 SIGRAV Conference, American Institute of Physics (2007)

(together with R. Giamb`o, F. Giannoni and P. Piccione)

 

 [14] Scalar-field cosmological and collapse models with general self-interaction potentials

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 189, 2009 (012017-29)

(together with R. Giamb`o and F. Giannoni)

 

Editing of books

 

[1]  Elasticita' finita e relativistica: introduzione ai metodi geometrici della teoria dei campi,

by Jerzy Kijowski; Quad. Un. Mat. It.  15, Pitagora, Bologna (1991);

(in italian) (together with D. Bambusi).

 

[2]  Classical and Quantum Black Holes

I.O.P., Bristol (1999); (together with P. Fre', V. Gorini and U. Moschella).

 

[3] Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Blackholes and Naked Singularities

(together with L. Fatibene, M. Francaviglia and R. Giambo’)  Proceedings of the International Workshop, Milano 13-15 May 2004.

E-book http://www2.mate.polimi.it/convegni/papers/acta_bh.pdf