Relativistic astrophysics

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Relativistic Astrophysics brings together important astronomical discoveries and the significant achievements, as well as the difficulties in the field of relativistic astrophysics. This book is divided into 10 chapters that tackle some aspects of the field, including the gravitational field, stellar equilibrium, black holes, and cosmology. The opening chapters introduce the theories to delineate gravitational field and the elements of relativistic thermodynamics and hydrodynamics. The succeedi…

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Full title :Relativistic astrophysics / by Marek Demiański ; translated by Antoni Pol.

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Publication Date:1985.
Edition:1., English ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):New York, Pergamon Press, Polish scientific publishers
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:1985.

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Description:1 online resource (ix, 341 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781483278988, 1483278980
oclc:ocn679939937
LC Classification:QB461
Dewey Decimal:523.01

Front Cover; Relativistic Astrophysics; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; 1.1. Newton's Theory of Gravitation; 1.2. Gravitational Field in the General Theory of Relativity; 1.3. Local Inertial Frames; 1.4. Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Fields; 1.5. Motion of Test Particles in a Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Field; 1.6. Extension of the Schwarzschild Metric; 1.7. The Weak-Field Approximation; 1.8. Stationary Gravitational Fields. The Kerr Metric; 1.9. Motion of Test Particles and Light Signals in Kerr Space-Time; Literature.

CHAPTER 2. ELEMENTS OF RELATIVISTIC THERMODYNAMICS AND HYDRODYNAMICS2.1. Relativistic Transformation Properties of Thermodynamic Quantities; 2.2. The Energy-Momentum Tensor; 2.3. Kinematic Quantities Characterizing the Motion of a Medium; 2.4. Relativistic Equations of Hydrodynamics; 2.5. Relativistic Equations of Dissipative Processes; 2.6. Equations of Hydrodynamics in the Post-Newtonian Approximation; Literature; CHAPTER 3. GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS IN MATTER; 3.1. Gravitational Fields in Matter. The Friedman Solution.

3.2. Complete Solution for a Spherically Symmetric Dust Cloud. Matching Conditions3.3. Sph…

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Algemene relativiteitstheorie Astrofísica astrofysica Astronomía astrophysics Astrophysique Astrophysique relativiste Gravitatie Relativistic astrophysics Relativistische Astrophysik Relativité (Physique) Relativity (Physics) SCIENCE -- Astronomy