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Advance lectures on general relativity/ Geoffrey Compere

By: Series: Lecture Notes in Physics | Lecture Notes in Physics ; 952Publication details: Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2019Description: x, 140 pages, 23.5 cmISBN:
  • 9783030042592
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 530.11 C736
Contents:
Surface charges in gravitation -- Three dimensional Einstein's gravity -- Asymptotically flat spacetimes -- Rotating black holes
Summary: The four topics of the book covers: -Surface charges as conserved quantities in theories of gravity; -Classical and holographic features of three-dimensional Einstein gravity; -Asymptotically flat spacetimes in four dimensions: BMS group and memory effects; -The Kerr black hole: properties at extremality and quasi-normal mode ringing. Each topic starts with historical foundations and points to a few modern research directions.
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Surface charges in gravitation -- Three dimensional Einstein's gravity -- Asymptotically flat spacetimes -- Rotating black holes

The four topics of the book covers:
-Surface charges as conserved quantities in theories of gravity;
-Classical and holographic features of three-dimensional Einstein gravity;
-Asymptotically flat spacetimes in four dimensions: BMS group and memory effects;
-The Kerr black hole: properties at extremality and quasi-normal mode ringing.

Each topic starts with historical foundations and points to a few modern research directions.

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