Stars and Relativity

Stars and Relativity
Author: Ya. B. Zel’dovich
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486171329

Two of the greatest astrophysicists of the 20th century explore general relativity, properties of matter under astrophysical conditions, stars, and stellar systems. A valuable resource for physicists, astronomers, graduate students. 1971 edition.

Relativistic Astrophysics

Relativistic Astrophysics
Author: I͡Akov Borisovich Zelʹdovich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 718
Release: 1971
Genre: Astrophysics
ISBN: 9780226979557

Rotating Relativistic Stars

Rotating Relativistic Stars
Author: John L. Friedman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2013-02-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107310601

The masses of neutron stars are limited by an instability to gravitational collapse and an instability driven by gravitational waves limits their spin. Their oscillations are relevant to x-ray observations of accreting binaries and to gravitational wave observations of neutron stars formed during the coalescence of double neutron-star systems. This volume includes more than forty years of research to provide graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, gravitational physics and astronomy with the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability and oscillations of rotating neutron stars. This monograph treats the equations of stellar equilibrium; key approximations, including slow rotation and perturbations of spherical and rotating stars; stability theory and its applications, from convective stability to the r-mode instability; and numerical methods for computing equilibrium configurations and the nonlinear evolution of their oscillations. The presentation of fundamental equations, results and applications is accessible to readers who do not need the detailed derivations.

Compact Stars

Compact Stars
Author: Norman K. Glendenning
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468404911

A whole decades research collated, organised and synthesised into one single book! Following a 60-page review of the seminal treatises of Misner, Thorne, Wheeler and Weinberg on general relativity, Glendenning goes on to explore the internal structure of compact stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, hybrids, strange quark stars, both the counterparts of neutron stars as well as of dwarfs. This is a self-contained treatment and will be of interest to graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as others entering the field.

Black Holes and Relativistic Stars

Black Holes and Relativistic Stars
Author: Robert M. Wald
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780226870359

A comprehensive summary of progress made during the past decade on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars, this collection includes discussion of structure and oscillations of relativistic stars, the use of gravitational radiation detectors, observational evidence for black holes, cosmic censorship, numerical work related to black hole collisions, the internal structure of black holes, black hole thermodynamics, information loss and other issues related to the quantum properties of black holes, and recent developments in the theory of black holes in the context of string theory. Volume contributors: Valeria Ferrari, John L. Friedman, James B. Hartle, Stephen W. Hawking, Gary T. Horowitz, Werner Israel, Roger Penrose, Martin J. Rees, Rafael D. Sorkin, Saul A. Teukolsky, Kip S. Thorne, and Robert M. Wald.

Relativity, Thermodynamics, and Cosmology

Relativity, Thermodynamics, and Cosmology
Author: Richard Chace Tolman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486653838

Landmark study discusses Einstein's theory, extends thermodynamics to special and general relativity, and also develops the applications of relativistic mechanics and thermodynamics to cosmological models.

Introduction to Relativity

Introduction to Relativity
Author: John B. Kogut
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080924085

Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity", everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor. - Simplicity: the book teaches space and time in relativity in a physical fashion with minimal mathematics - Conciseness: the book teaches relativity by emphasizing the basic simplicity of the principles at work - Visualization: space-time diagrams (Minkowski) illustrate phenomena from simultaneity to the resolution of the twin paradox in a concrete fashion - Worked problems: two chapters of challenging problems solved in several ways illustrate and teach the principles - Problem sets: each chapter is accompanied by a full set of problems for the student that teach the principles and some new phenonmena

Special and General Relativity

Special and General Relativity
Author: Norman K. Glendenning
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2010-04-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 038747109X

Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors. Norman K. Glendenning is Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Nuclear Science Division, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books.

General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology

General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology
Author: A.K. Raychaudhuri
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003-11-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780387406282

For about half a century the general theory of relativity attracted little attention from physicists. However, the discovery of compact objects such as quasars and pulsars, as well as candidates for black holes on the one hand, and the microwave background radiation on the other hand completely changed the picture. In addition, developments in elementary particle physics, such as predictions of the behavior of matter at the ultrahigh energies that might have prevailed in the early stages of the big bang, have greatly en hanced the interest in general relativity. These developments created a large body of readers interested in general relativity, and its applications in astrophysics and cosmology. Having neither the time nor the inclination to delve deeply into the technical literature, such readers need a general introduction to the subject before exploring applica tions. It is for these readers that the present volume is intended. Keeping in mind the broad range of interests and wanting to avoid mathematical compli cations as much as possible, we have ventured to combine all three topics relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology-in a single volume. Naturally, we had to make a careful selection of topics to be discussed in order to keep the book to a manageable length.