Numerical Relativity: Starting from Scratch

by Stuart L Shapiro, Thomas W Baumgarte, Stuart L. Shapiro

Book Overview

Numerical relativity has emerged as the key tool to model gravitational waves - recently detected for the first time - that are emitted when black holes or neutron stars collide. This book provides a pedagogical, accessible, and concise introduction to the subject. Relying heavily on analogies with Newtonian gravity, scalar fields and electromagnetic fields, it introduces key concepts of numerical relativity in a context familiar to readers without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108928250
• ISBN13: 9781108928250
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.7" x 9.0"