General Relativity and Its Applications
Black Holes, Compact Stars and Gravitational Waves
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 21 July 2026
- ISBN 9781041092742
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages506 pages
- Size 254x178 mm
- Weight 1260 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 83 Illustrations, black & white; 13 Illustrations, color; 3 Halftones, color; 83 Line drawings, black & white; 10 Line drawings, color; 3 Tables, black & white 688
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Short description:
Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this textbook outlines the basics of Einstein?s theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves.
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Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this textbook outlines the basics of Einstein?s theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves.
Blending advanced topics - usually not found in introductory textbooks - with practical examples, pedagogical boxes and mathematical tools, this textbook maximises learning opportunities and is ideal for master and graduate students in Physics and Astronomy who want to deepen their understanding of General Relativity and its applications.
This new edition has been updated throughout to contain the latest gravitational wave discoveries and the most recent developments in the field, as well as new material on black hole solutions, tidal deformability of compact objects, and gravitational waveform modelling.
Key features:
- Provides a self-contained and consistent treatment of the subject that does not require advanced previous knowledge of the field
- Explores the subject with a new focus on gravitational waves and astrophysical relativity, unlike current introductory textbooks
- Fully up to date, containing the latest developments and discoveries in the field
"The book is an excellent starting point for students interested in gravitational wave astronomy and relativistic astrophysics, introducing the reader to exciting recent developments, such as the first LIGO/Virgo observations of gravitational waves from the mergers of black holes and neutron stars. The choice of material is well-balanced and it includes important topics which are not usually covered in detail in introductory textbooks, such as black hole perturbation theory and geodesic motion in the Kerr spacetime." ??Dr. Emanuele Berti, Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
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1. Introduction? 2. Elements of Differential Geometry? 3. Affine Connection and Parallel Transport? 4. The Curvature Tensor? 5. The Stress-Energy Tensor? 6. The Einstein Equations? 7. Einstein?s Equations and Variational Principles? 8. Symmetries? 9. The Schwarzschild Solution 10. Geodesic Motion in Schwarzschild?s Spacetime? 11. Kinematical Tests of General Relativity? 12. Gravitational Waves? 13. Gravitational Waves in the Quadrupole Approximation? 14. Gravitational Wave Sources? 15. Gravitational Waves from Oscillating Black Holes? 16. Compact Stars 17. The Far-Field Limit of an Isolated Object? 18. The Kerr Solution? 19. Geodesic Motion in Kerr?s Spacetime? 20. Black Hole Thermodynamics
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