Singular Null Hypersurfaces In General Relativity: Light-like Signals From Violent Astrophysical Events

This book presents a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of the mathematical theory of impulsive light-like signals in general relativity. Applications are provided in relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and alternative theories of gravity deduced from string theory. Cataclysmic astrophysical events give rise to impulsive light-like signals which can generally be decomposed into a thin shell of null matter and an impulsive gravitational wave. Several examples are considered in black hole physics, wave collisions and light-like boosts of compact gravitating sources. Graduate students and researchers in relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and string theory will find this book very useful.

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• Autori: Claude Barrabes, Claude (Univ Of Tours Barrabes, Peter A Hogan, Peter A (Univ College Dublin Hogan, Peter A. Hogan, Hogan Peter A
• Editore: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.2004
• EAN: 9789812387370
• ISBN: 978-981-238-737-0
• Pagine: 204
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 232 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 508 g
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Meccanica, acustica