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Introduction to 3+1 Numerical Relativity

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2008
ISBN
0199205671, 9780199205677, 9780191548291
LCC
QC173.55 .A43 2008
Open Library ID
OL17038886M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3143176 bytes)
Series
International Series of Monographs on Physics
Edition
OUP
Pages
459\459
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

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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