Singular null hypersurfaces in general relativity [[electronic resource] ] : light-like signals from violent astrophysical events / / C. Barrabès, P.A. Hogan
| Singular null hypersurfaces in general relativity [[electronic resource] ] : light-like signals from violent astrophysical events / / C. Barrabès, P.A. Hogan |
| Autore | Barrabes Claude |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HoganP. A (Peter A.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Hypersurfaces
General relativity (Physics) - Mathematics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-95602-3
9786611956028 981-279-663-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Synge's Model ; 1.2 Penrose's Cut and Paste Approach ; 1.3 Generalized Lorentz Transformations ; 2. General Description of an Impulsive Light-Like Signal ; 2.1 Distributional Algorithm ; 2.2 Transverse Curvature Algorithm
2.3 Splitting the Signal into a Shell and a Gravitational Wave 2.4 An Example of a Plane Fronted Light-Like Signal ; 3. Illustrations and Implications of the Bianchi Identities ; 3.1 Abrupt Changes in Multipole Moments 3.2 Impulsive Light-Like Signals as Recoil Effects: Electromagnetic Example 3.3 Impulsive Light-Like Signals as Recoil Effects: Gravitational Example ; 3.4 Interaction of Impulsive Light-Like Signals with Matter ; 3.5 Implications of the Bianchi Identities 3.6 Theory of the Detection of Impulsive Light-Like Signals 4. Light-Like Boosts of Gravitating Bodies ; 4.1 Introduction: Light-Like Boost of the Coulomb Field ; 4.2 Boosting an Isolated Gravitating Source ; 4.3 Light-Like Boost of the Kerr Field 4.4 Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in the Kerr Field 4.5 The Exceptional Case of a Cosmic String ; 5. Spherically Symmetric Null Shells ; 5.1 Properties and Examples of Non-Stationary Spherical Null Shells ; 5.2 Horizon-Straddling Null Shells 5.3 Colliding Spherical Null Shells |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454086403321 |
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| River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Singular null hypersurfaces in general relativity [[electronic resource] ] : light-like signals from violent astrophysical events / / C. Barrabès, P.A. Hogan
| Singular null hypersurfaces in general relativity [[electronic resource] ] : light-like signals from violent astrophysical events / / C. Barrabès, P.A. Hogan |
| Autore | Barrabes Claude |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HoganP. A (Peter A.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Hypersurfaces
General relativity (Physics) - Mathematics |
| ISBN |
1-281-95602-3
9786611956028 981-279-663-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Synge's Model ; 1.2 Penrose's Cut and Paste Approach ; 1.3 Generalized Lorentz Transformations ; 2. General Description of an Impulsive Light-Like Signal ; 2.1 Distributional Algorithm ; 2.2 Transverse Curvature Algorithm
2.3 Splitting the Signal into a Shell and a Gravitational Wave 2.4 An Example of a Plane Fronted Light-Like Signal ; 3. Illustrations and Implications of the Bianchi Identities ; 3.1 Abrupt Changes in Multipole Moments 3.2 Impulsive Light-Like Signals as Recoil Effects: Electromagnetic Example 3.3 Impulsive Light-Like Signals as Recoil Effects: Gravitational Example ; 3.4 Interaction of Impulsive Light-Like Signals with Matter ; 3.5 Implications of the Bianchi Identities 3.6 Theory of the Detection of Impulsive Light-Like Signals 4. Light-Like Boosts of Gravitating Bodies ; 4.1 Introduction: Light-Like Boost of the Coulomb Field ; 4.2 Boosting an Isolated Gravitating Source ; 4.3 Light-Like Boost of the Kerr Field 4.4 Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in the Kerr Field 4.5 The Exceptional Case of a Cosmic String ; 5. Spherically Symmetric Null Shells ; 5.1 Properties and Examples of Non-Stationary Spherical Null Shells ; 5.2 Horizon-Straddling Null Shells 5.3 Colliding Spherical Null Shells |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782284603321 |
Barrabes Claude
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| River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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