Relativistic hydrodynamics / Luciano Rezzolla, Olindo Zanotti.
2013
QA912 .R49 2013eb
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Title
Relativistic hydrodynamics / Luciano Rezzolla, Olindo Zanotti.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191509919 (electronic bk.)
0191509914 (electronic bk.)
0198528906
9780198528906
0198807597
9780198807599
0191746509
9780191746505
9780198528906
0191509914 (electronic bk.)
0198528906
9780198528906
0198807597
9780198807599
0191746509
9780191746505
9780198528906
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (752 pages)
Call Number
QA912 .R49 2013eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)861527659
Summary
This title provides an up-to-date, lively and approachable introduction to the mathematical formalism, numerical techniques and applications of relativistic hydrodynamics. The topic is presented here in a form which will be appreciated both by students and researchers in the field.
Note
This title provides an up-to-date, lively and approachable introduction to the mathematical formalism, numerical techniques and applications of relativistic hydrodynamics. The topic is presented here in a form which will be appreciated both by students and researchers in the field.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. A brief review of general relativity
2. A kinetic-theory description of fluids
3. Relativistic perfect fluids
4. Linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic waves
5. Reaction fronts: detonations and deflagrations
6. Relativistic non-perfect fluids
7. Formulations of the Einstein-Euler equations
8. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: finite-difference methods
9. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: HRSC methods
10. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: high-order methods
11. Relativistic hydrodynamics of non-selfgravitating fluids
12. Relativistic hydrodynamics of selfgravitating fluids
Appendix A. Geometrised system of units
Appendix B. Notable thermodynamic expressions
Appendix C. Notable tensors
Appendix D. Common practices in numerical relativistic hydrodynamics
Appendix E. Numerical building blocks.
2. A kinetic-theory description of fluids
3. Relativistic perfect fluids
4. Linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic waves
5. Reaction fronts: detonations and deflagrations
6. Relativistic non-perfect fluids
7. Formulations of the Einstein-Euler equations
8. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: finite-difference methods
9. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: HRSC methods
10. Numerical relativistic hydrodynamics: high-order methods
11. Relativistic hydrodynamics of non-selfgravitating fluids
12. Relativistic hydrodynamics of selfgravitating fluids
Appendix A. Geometrised system of units
Appendix B. Notable thermodynamic expressions
Appendix C. Notable tensors
Appendix D. Common practices in numerical relativistic hydrodynamics
Appendix E. Numerical building blocks.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 23, 2013).
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Available in Other Form
Print version: Rezzolla, L. (Luciano). Relativistic hydrodynamics. 1st ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
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