Author : Peter A Hogan
Release : 2004-02-03
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 370/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Singular Null Hypersurfaces In General Relativity: Light-like Signals From Violent Astrophysical Events by : Peter A Hogan
Download or read book Singular Null Hypersurfaces In General Relativity: Light-like Signals From Violent Astrophysical Events written by Peter A Hogan. This book was released on 2004-02-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.