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Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology

2007-01-10 Science
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Book Synopsis Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology by : Peter Hoyng

Download or read book Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology written by Peter Hoyng. This book was released on 2007-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and its application to compact objects, gravitational waves and cosmology. The required mathematical concepts are introduced informally, following geometrical intuition as much as possible. The approach is theoretical, but there is ample discussion of observational aspects and of instrumental issues where appropriate. The book includes such topical issues as the Gravity Probe B mission, interferometer detectors of gravitational waves, and the physics behind the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in (astro)physics, it is ideally suited for a lecture course and contains 140 exercises with extensive hints. The reader is assumed to be familiar with linear algebra and analysis, ordinary differential equations, special relativity, and basic thermal physics.

General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics

2012-12-06 Science
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Release : 2012-12-06
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Book Synopsis General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics by : Norbert Straumann

Download or read book General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics written by Norbert Straumann. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1979 I gave graduate courses at the University of Zurich and lectured in the 'Troisieme Cycle de la Suisse Romande' (a consortium offour uni versities in the french-speaking part of Switzerland), and these lectures were the basis of the 'Springer Lecture Notes in Physics', Volume 150, published in 1981. This text appeared in German, because there have been few modern expositions of the general theory of relativity in the mother tongue of its only begetter. Soon after the book appeared, W. Thirring asked me to prepare an English edition for the 'Texts and Mono graphs in Physics'. Fortunately E. Borie agreed to translate the original German text into English. An excellent collaboration allowed me to re vise and add to the contents of the book. I have updated and improved the original text and have added a number of new sections, mostly on astrophysical topics. In particular, in collaboration with M. Camenzind I have included a chapter on spherical and disk accretion onto compact objects. This book divides into three parts. Part I develops the mathematical tools used in the general theory of relativity. Since I wanted to keep this part short, but reasonably self-contained, I have adopted the dry style of most modern mathematical texts. Readers who have never before been confronted with differential geometry will find the exposition too ab stract and will miss motivations of the basic concepts and constructions.

General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology

2003-11-14 Science
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Release : 2003-11-14
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Book Synopsis General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology by : A.K. Raychaudhuri

Download or read book General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology written by A.K. Raychaudhuri. This book was released on 2003-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For about half a century the general theory of relativity attracted little attention from physicists. However, the discovery of compact objects such as quasars and pulsars, as well as candidates for black holes on the one hand, and the microwave background radiation on the other hand completely changed the picture. In addition, developments in elementary particle physics, such as predictions of the behavior of matter at the ultrahigh energies that might have prevailed in the early stages of the big bang, have greatly en hanced the interest in general relativity. These developments created a large body of readers interested in general relativity, and its applications in astrophysics and cosmology. Having neither the time nor the inclination to delve deeply into the technical literature, such readers need a general introduction to the subject before exploring applica tions. It is for these readers that the present volume is intended. Keeping in mind the broad range of interests and wanting to avoid mathematical compli cations as much as possible, we have ventured to combine all three topics relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology-in a single volume. Naturally, we had to make a careful selection of topics to be discussed in order to keep the book to a manageable length.

Basic Concepts In Relativistic Astrophysics

1983-12-01 Science
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Release : 1983-12-01
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Book Synopsis Basic Concepts In Relativistic Astrophysics by : Lizhi Fang

Download or read book Basic Concepts In Relativistic Astrophysics written by Lizhi Fang. This book was released on 1983-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the interesting results of similar works carried out by both authors independently, is presented in a unique manner. This book is written as a token of exchange between the East and the West and it is hoped that it will lead to greater cooperation between the scientists.

Stars and Relativity

2014-06-10 Science
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Release : 2014-06-10
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Book Synopsis Stars and Relativity by : Ya. B. Zel’dovich

Download or read book Stars and Relativity written by Ya. B. Zel’dovich. This book was released on 2014-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the greatest astrophysicists of the 20th century explore general relativity, properties of matter under astrophysical conditions, stars, and stellar systems. A valuable resource for physicists, astronomers, graduate students. 1971 edition.

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