Neutron stars, black holes and gravitational waves / James J. Kolata.

By: Kolata, J. J. (James J.) [author.]Contributor(s): Morgan & Claypool Publishers [publisher.] | Institute of Physics (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 6 | IOP concise physicsPublisher: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2019]Distributor: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : color illustrationsContent type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781643274225 ebookSubject(s): Gravitational waves | Black holes (Astronomy) | Neutron stars | Astrophysics | SCIENCE / Physics / AstrophysicsAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 539.754 LOC classification: QC179 .K656 2019ebOnline resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Waves -- 3. The Special Theory of Relativity -- 4. The General Theory of Relativity -- 4.1. Gravitational radiation -- 5. The life of massive stars -- 5.1. Neutron stars -- 6. Black holes -- 6.1. Some properties of black ho
Abstract: Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, published in 1915, made a remarkable prediction: gravitational radiation. Just like light (electromagnetic radiation), gravity could travel through space as a wave and affect any objects it encount