02346nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141040002400170050002400194082001500218100003500233245013800268264005200406300005900458336002600517337002600543338003600569500007300605520110200678650003301780650002901813650002701842700003301869776003501902856007101937CR9781139193344UkCbUP20180107143410.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||111109s2010||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139193344 (ebook)  z9780521514071 (hardback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aQC173.6 b.B38 201000a530.112221 aBaumgarte, Thomas W.,eauthor.10aNumerical Relativity :bSolving Einstein's Equations on the Computer / [electronic resource]cThomas W. Baumgarte, Stuart L. Shapiro. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (720 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aAimed 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. Assuming only a basic knowledge of classical general relativity, the book develops the mathematical formalism from first principles, and then highlights some of the pioneering simulations involving black holes and neutron stars, gravitational collapse and gravitational waves. The book contains 300 exercises to help readers master new material as it is presented. Numerous illustrations, many in color, assist in visualizing new geometric concepts and highlighting the results of computer simulations. Summary boxes encapsulate some of the most important results for quick reference. Applications covered include calculations of coalescing binary black holes and binary neutron stars, rotating stars, colliding star clusters, gravitational and magnetorotational collapse, critical phenomena, the generation of gravitational waves, and other topics of current physical and astrophysical significance. 0aGeneral relativity (Physics) 0aEinstein field equations 0aNumerical calculations1 aShapiro, Stuart L.,eauthor.08iPrint version: z978052151407140uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139193344zCambridge Books Online