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020			_a9780511606601 (ebook)
020			_z9780521830911 (hardback)
020			_z9780521537803 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC173.6 _b.P65 2004
082	0	0	_a530.11 _222
100	1		_aPoisson, Eric, _d1965- _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA relativist's toolkit : _bthe mathematics of black-hole mechanics / _cEric Poisson.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2004.
300			_a1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis 2004 textbook fills a gap in the literature on general relativity by providing the advanced student with practical tools for the computation of many physically interesting quantities. The context is provided by the mathematical theory of black holes, one of the most elegant, successful, and relevant applications of general relativity. Among the topics discussed are congruencies of timelike and null geodesics, the embedding of spacelike, timelike and null hypersurfaces in spacetime, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity. Although the book is self-contained, it is not meant to serve as an introduction to general relativity. Instead, it is meant to help the reader acquire advanced skills and become a competent researcher in relativity and gravitational physics. The primary readership consists of graduate students in gravitational physics. It will also be a useful reference for more seasoned researchers working in this field.
650		0	_aGeneral relativity (Physics)
650		0	_aBlack holes (Astronomy) _xMathematics.
650		0	_aMathematical physics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521830911
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511606601
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