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Rotating fields in general relativity

By Islam J.N.

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1985
ISBN
0521260825, 9780521260824
LCC
QC173.6 .I85 1985
Open Library ID
OL2854610M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
774 kB (792454 bytes)
Pages
129\129
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to research work on a particular aspect of rotating fields in general relativity. The account begins with a short introduction to the relevant aspects of general relativity, written at a level accessible to a beginning graduate student in theoretical physics. There follows a detailed derivation of the Wehl-Lewis-Papapetrou form of the stationary axially symmetric metric. The Kerr and Tomimatsu-Sato forms of the rotating interior and exterior solutions of the Einstein equations are then discussed. The last three chapters of the book illustrate the applications of the theory to rotating neutral dust, rotating Einstein-Maxwell fields, and rotating charged dust. The author has drawn on his own research work to produce a timely discussion of this important area of research.

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