Singular Null Hypersurfaces in General.. (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812387370)

This book presents a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of the mathematical theory of impulsive light-like signals in general relativity. Applications are provided in relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and alternative theories of gravity deduced from string theory. Cataclysmic astrophysical events give rise to impulsive light-like signals which can generally be decomposed into a thin shell of null matter and an impulsive gravitational wave. Several examples are considered in black hole physics, wave collisions and light-like boosts of compact gravitating sources.Graduate students and researchers in relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and string theory will find this book very useful.

Author: Barrabes C
ISBN-10: 9812387374
ISBN-13: 9789812387370
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2004
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.12w x 0.73d