Thomas W. Baumgarte (Maine Bowdoin College), Stuart L. Shapiro (Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois)

Gebundenes Buch

Numerical Relativity

Beschreibung

Aimed at students and researchers entering the field, this pedagogical introduction to numerical relativity will also interest scientists seeking a broad survey of its challenges and achievements. The book contains 300 exercises, numerous illustrations (many in color), summary boxes, and applications to help readers master the subject.

Autor

Thomas W. Baumgarte is a Professor of Physics at Bowdoin College, and an Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Diploma (1993) and Doctorate (1995) from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, and held postdoctoral positions at Cornell University and the University of Illinois before joining the faculty at Bowdoin College. He is a recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. He has written over 65 research articles on a variety of topics in general relativity and relativistic astrophysics, including black holes and neutron stars, gravitational collapse, and more formal mathematical issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 718
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1674g
• ISBN-13: 9780521514071
• ISBN-10: 052151407X
• Artikelnr.: 27373404

Rezensionen

'Numerical relativity has come of age in the last few years, and Baumgarte and Shapiro have produced the first textbook on the subject. And what a book this is! Sufficiently complete to be an encyclopedia, yet accessible enough to be a genuine learning manual, the book is exceedingly well written. It covers virtually all aspects of numerical relativity, from formalism to the most modern application, and it is replete with beautiful and helpful diagrams. The book will serve as a useful reference to the researcher, and a source of enlightenment to many a student.' Eric Poisson, University of Guelph