Relativistic Numerical Hydrodynamics

A pedagogical overview of the computational framework required to solve problems in relativistic hydrodynamics and astrophysics.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Special relativistic hydrodynamics; 3. General relativistic hydrodynamics; 4. Cosmological hydrodynamics; 5. Stellar collapse and supernovae; 6. Axially symmetric relativistic hydrodynamics; 7. Hydrodynamics in three spatial dimensions; Index.

About the author

James Wilson is widely recognised as a pioneer in the field of numerical relativity and hydrodynamics. Most of the techniques currently in active use in the field today were developed by him at one stage or another.Grant Mathews is Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology at Notre Dame University, Indiana.

Summary

An overview of the computational framework in which calculations of relativistic hydrodynamics have been developed, this book summarizes the jargon and methods used in the field, providing illustrative applications to real physical systems. A valuable reference for researchers and graduates studying astrophysical hydrodynamics.

Product details

• Authors: G. J. Mathews, Grant J. Mathews, Mathews Grant J., James R. Wilson, Wilson James R.
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521631556
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63155-6
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 255 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 564 g
• Illustrations: 34 b/w illus. 8 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem; Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Physics, Physics: Fluid mechanics