General Relativity and its Applications (eBook)

Black Holes, Compact Stars and Gravitational Waves

Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri, Paolo Pani (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
494 Seiten
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-429-95779-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this text outlines the basics of Einstein's theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes and the physics of gravitational waves. Blending advanced topics - usually not found in introductory textbooks - with examples, pedagogical boxes, mathematical tools and practical applications of the theory, this textbook maximises learning opportunities and is ideal for master and graduate students in Physics and Astronomy.Key features:* Provides a self-contained and consistent treatment of the subject that does not require advanced previous knowledge of the field.* Explores the subject with a new focus on gravitational waves and astrophysical relativity, unlike current introductory textbooks.* Fully up-to-date, containing the latest developments and discoveries in the field.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.12.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-429-95779-3 / 0429957793
• ISBN-13: 978-0-429-95779-6 / 9780429957796