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Problems of Collapse and Numerical Relativity

Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 134)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Collapse and Gravitation = the Present Situation

  3. Presupernova Stage

    1. Type II Supernovae

      • S. E. Woosley, Thomas A. Weaver
      Pages 27-48
    2. The Evolution of Massive Stars

      • C. Doom
      Pages 49-58
  4. Equations of State

  5. Type I — Supernovae

    1. Collapse and Explosion of Degenerate Stars

      • R. Canal, J. Isern, J. Labay
      Pages 117-124
    2. Final Evolution of 8–10 M⊙ Stars

      • R. Mochkovitch
      Pages 125-132
  6. Type II — Supernovae

    1. Simplifications in Supernova Theory

      • J. Cooperstein
      Pages 133-146
    2. The Physics of Supernova Shocks

      • James M. Lattimer, Adam Burrows
      Pages 147-162
    3. Core Collapse Models of Type II Supernova Explosions

      • W. Hillebrandt, E. Müller
      Pages 183-193
  7. Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Radiation

    1. The Cauchy Problem for Einstein Equations

      • Daniel Bancel
      Pages 195-202
    2. [(2+1)+1] -Formalism of General Relativity

      • Misao Sasaki
      Pages 203-220
    3. {2+2} Formalism in General Relativity

      • R. A. d’Inverno
      Pages 221-238
    4. Gravitational Radiation from Initial Data

      • Richard A. Isaacson, Joel S. Welling, Jeffrey Winicour
      Pages 239-252

Editors and Affiliations

  • Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    Daniel Bancel

  • Observatoire de Meudon, Meudon, France

    Monique Signore

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Problems of Collapse and Numerical Relativity

  • Editors: Daniel Bancel, Monique Signore

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6460-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1816-7Published: 31 August 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6462-4Published: 15 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6460-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 381

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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