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Singular null hypersurfaces in general relativity: light-like signals from violent astrophysical events

By Claude Barrabes , P. A. Hogan

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific
Year
2003
ISBN
9812387374, 9789812387370, 9789812796639
LCC
QC173.6 .B37 2003
Open Library ID
OL3327408M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1016 kB (1040763 bytes)
Pages
205\205
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26

Description

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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