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Shock Wave Interactions in General Relativity: A Locally Inertial Glimm Scheme for Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes
Groah, Jeffrey; Smoller, Joel; Temple, Blake
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hardcover. Presents a self contained mathematical treatment of the initial value problem for shock wave solutions of the Einstein equations in General Relativity. This monograph proves a certain local existence theorem. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
General relativity is the modern theory of the gravitational ?eld. It is a deep subject that couples ?uid dynamics to the geometry of spacetime through the Einstein equations. The subject has seen a resurgence of interest recently, partlybecauseofthespectacularsatellitedatathatcontinuestoshednewlight on the nature of the universe. . . Einstein’s theory of gravity is still the basic theorywehavetodescribetheexpandinguniverseofgalaxies. ButtheEinstein equations are of great physical, mathematical and intellectual interest in their own right. They are the granddaddy of all modern ?eld equations, being the ?rst to describe a ?eld by curvature, an idea that has impacted all of physics, and that revolutionized the modern ... Read more
General relativity is the modern theory of the gravitational ?eld. It is a deep subject that couples ?uid dynamics to the geometry of spacetime through the Einstein equations. The subject has seen a resurgence of interest recently, partlybecauseofthespectacularsatellitedatathatcontinuestoshednewlight on the nature of the universe. . . Einstein’s theory of gravity is still the basic theorywehavetodescribetheexpandinguniverseofgalaxies. ButtheEinstein equations are of great physical, mathematical and intellectual interest in their own right. They are the granddaddy of all modern ?eld equations, being the ?rst to describe a ?eld by curvature, an idea that has impacted all of physics, and that revolutionized the modern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Springer Monographs in Mathematics
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387350738
SKU
V9780387350738
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