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Informationen zum Autor Jerry Griffiths is a Professor at Loughborough University! where he has worked since obtaining his PhD from the University of Wales on neutrino fields in general relativity. He continues to work on the generation and interpretation of exact solutions of Einstein's equations and has published over 80 articles on these topics. Jiri Podolsky is an Associate Professor at Charles University in Prague! where he also obtained his PhD and Habilitation in theoretical physics. His research concentrates mainly on the investigation of exact radiative and black hole space-times in general relativity. He has published over 60 papers in these fields. Klappentext This book explores concepts within general relativity in the context of the particular space-times in which they arise. Zusammenfassung Exploring important new concepts within Einstein's theory of general relativity! this book describes the basic solutions of Einstein's equations with a particular emphasis on their geometric and physical meaning. Analysis builds from the most simple and symmetric cases! invaluable for both graduate students and academic researchers working in gravitational physics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic tools and concepts; 3. Minkowski space-time; 4. de Sitter space-time; 5. Anti-de Sitter space-time; 6. Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker space-times; 7. Electrovacuum and related background space-times; 8. Schwarzchild space-time; 9. Space-times related to Schwarzchild; 10. Static axially symmetric space-times; 11. Rotating black holes; 12. Taub-NUT space-time; 13. Stationary, axially symmetric space-times; 14. Accelerating black holes; 15. Further solutions for uniformly accelerating particles; 16. Plebäski-Demiäski solutions; 17. Plane and pp-waves; 18. Kundt solutions; 19. Robinson-Trautman solutions; 20. Impulsive waves; 21. Colliding plane waves; 22. A final miscellany; Appendix A. 2-spaces of constant curvature; Appendix B. 3-spaces of constant curvature; References; Index....
