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Introduction to 3+1 Numerical Relativity
by Miguel Alcubierre
Available from Powells Used Books
$119.50
on 8-9-2008
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Features
ISBN Number: 9780199205677
Author: Alcubierre, Miguel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Mathematical Physics
Subject: Mathematics
Subject: Space and time
Subject: Relativity
Copyright: 2008
Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics
Series Volume: 140
Publication Date: August 2008
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Y
Number of Pages: 448
This book introduces the modern field of 3+1 numerical relativity. The book has been written in a way as to be as self-contained as possible, and only assumes a basic knowledge of special relativity. Starting from a brief introduction to general relativity, it discusses the different concepts and tools necessary for the fully consistent numerical simulation of relativistic astrophysical systems, with strong and dynamical gravitational fields. Among the topics discussed in detail are the following; the initial data problem, hyperbolic reductions of the field equations, guage conditions, the evolution of black hole space-times, relativistic hydrodynamics, gravitational wave extraction and numerical methods. There is also a final chapter with examples of some simple numerical space-times. The book is aimed at both graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics, and at those interested in relativistic astrophysics.
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