A Relativist's Toolkit: The Mathematics of Black-Hole Mechanics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521537803)

This textbook fills a gap in the existing literature on general relativity by providing the advanced student with practical tools for the computation of many physically interesting quantities. The context is provided by the mathematical theory of black holes, one of the most successful and relevant applications of general relativity. Topics covered include congruences of timelike and null geodesics, the embedding of spacelike, timelike and null hypersurfaces in spacetime, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity.

Author: Eric Poisson
ISBN-10: 0521537800
ISBN-13: 9780521537803
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2007
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.53d