Relativistic hydrodynamics / Luciano Rezzolla, Olindo Zanotti.

By:

Rezzolla, L. (Luciano)

Contributor(s):

Zanotti, Olindo

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (752 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191509919
0191509914
0198528906
9780198528906
0198807597
9780198807599
0191746509
9780191746505

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Relativistic hydrodynamics.DDC classification:

532.05 23

LOC classification:

QA912 .R49 2013eb

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Contents:

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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