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020 _a9781139193344 (ebook)
020 _z9780521514071 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_cUkCbUP
_erda
050 0 0 _aQC173.6
_b.B38 2010
082 0 0 _a530.11
_222
100 1 _aBaumgarte, Thomas W.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aNumerical Relativity :
_bSolving Einstein's Equations on the Computer / [electronic resource]
_cThomas W. Baumgarte, Stuart L. Shapiro.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (720 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aAimed at students and researchers entering the field, this pedagogical introduction to numerical relativity will also interest scientists seeking a broad survey of its challenges and achievements. Assuming only a basic knowledge of classical general relativity, the book develops the mathematical formalism from first principles, and then highlights some of the pioneering simulations involving black holes and neutron stars, gravitational collapse and gravitational waves. The book contains 300 exercises to help readers master new material as it is presented. Numerous illustrations, many in color, assist in visualizing new geometric concepts and highlighting the results of computer simulations. Summary boxes encapsulate some of the most important results for quick reference. Applications covered include calculations of coalescing binary black holes and binary neutron stars, rotating stars, colliding star clusters, gravitational and magnetorotational collapse, critical phenomena, the generation of gravitational waves, and other topics of current physical and astrophysical significance.
650 0 _aGeneral relativity (Physics)
650 0 _aEinstein field equations
650 0 _aNumerical calculations
700 1 _aShapiro, Stuart L.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521514071
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139193344
_zCambridge Books Online
999 _c236398
_d236398