Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

A paperback edition of a classic text, this book gives a unique survey of the known solutions of Einstein's field equations for vacuum, Einstein-Maxwell, pure radiation and perfect fluid sources. It introduces the foundations of differential geometry and Riemannian geometry and the methods used to characterize, find or construct solutions. The solutions are then considered, ordered by their symmetry group, their algebraic structure (Petrov type) or other invariant properties such as special subspaces or tensor fields and embedding properties. Includes all the developments in the field since the first edition and contains six completely new chapters, covering topics including generation methods and their application, colliding waves, classification of metrics by invariants and treatments of homothetic motions. This book is an important resource for graduates and researchers in relativity, theoretical physics, astrophysics and mathematics. It can also be used as an introductory text on some mathematical aspects of general relativity.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Hans Stephani • Dietrich Kramer • Malcolm MacCallum • Cornelius Hoenselaers • Eduard Herlt
Dimensions:	244 x 175 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	732
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46702-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-46702-0
Barcode:	9780521467025

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