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General Relativity and its Applications

Black Holes, Compact Stars and Gravitational Waves

Gebonden Engels 2020 9781138589773
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Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this text outlines the basics of Einstein’s theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes and the physics of gravitational waves. Blending advanced topics - usually not found in introductory textbooks - with examples, pedagogical boxes, mathematical tools and practical applications of the theory, this textbook maximises learning opportunities and is ideal for master and graduate students in Physics and Astronomy.

Key features:
• Provides a self-contained and consistent treatment of the subject that does not require advanced previous knowledge of the field.
• Explores the subject with a new focus on gravitational waves and astrophysical relativity, unlike current introductory textbooks.
• Fully up-to-date, containing the latest developments and discoveries in the field.

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ISBN13:9781138589773
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:494
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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1 Introduction. 2 Elements of Differential Geometry. 3 Affine Connection and Parallel Transport. 4 The Curvature Tensor. 5 The Stressenergy Tensor. 6 The Einstein Equations. 7 Einstein’s Equations and Variational Principles. 8 Symmetries. 9 The Schwarzschild Spacetime. 10 Geodesic Motion in Schwarzschild’s Spacetime. 11 Kinematical Tests of General Relativity. 12 Gravitational Waves. 13 Gravitational Waves in the Quadrupole Approximation. 14 Gravitational Wave Sources. 15 Gravitational Waves from Oscillating Black Holes. 16 Compact Stars. 17 The Farfield Limit of an Isolated, Stationary Object. 18 The Kerr Solution. 19 Geodesic Motion in Kerr’s Spacetime. 20 Black Hole Thermodynamics

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