Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 530.11
EAN num: 9780198532095
ISBN number: 0198532091
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Page Count: 248
Printing Date: September 12, 1991
Publishing house: Oxford University Press, USA
Sale Popularity Level: 2862461
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Description:
The collision and non-linear interaction of plane waves in Einstein's general theory of relativity has received considerable attention in recent years. Initially, it was widely thought that such collisions inevitable produce curvature singularities. More recently, however, a surprisingly rich structure of such space-times has been discovered. This volume presents a unified and comprehensive survey to the current research in this topic which will be suitable for graduate students and research workers whose research lies in general relativity. The very first eight chapters present the background to the subject, introduce the field equations, and include a discusion of some qualitative aspects of their solution. A detailed account is included of the Kahn-Penrose solution since it exhibits the general character of most colliding plane wave solutions. The latter half of the book is devoted to a catalogue of further exact solutions describing the collision of both gravitational and electromagnetic plane waves. This includes a discusion of the significance of known solutions and a summary of topics of current research interest. As a result, the book will serve both as an invaluable research reference and also as the means to teach and study this active area of research in general relativity.
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