Relativistic Fluids and Magneto-fluids: With Applications in Astrophysics and Plasma Physics (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) - Hardcover

Book 17 of 106: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Anile, A. M.

 
9780521304061: Relativistic Fluids and Magneto-fluids: With Applications in Astrophysics and Plasma Physics (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521304067 ISBN 13: 9780521304061
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Introductory account which has applications in astrophysics and plasma physics.

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Review

'The author presents a systematic treatment of the main aspects of relativistic fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics ... This book, clearly written in a reasonably abstract style, may be warmly recommended to theoretical astrophysicists and applied mathematicians.' Zentralblatt MATH

Book Description

In Relativistic Fluids and Magneto-fluids there are chapters on mathematical structure, singluar hypersurfaces in space-time, propagation of weak discontinuities, relativistic simple waves, relativistic geometrical optics, relativistic asymptotic waves, relativistic shock waves, and stability of relativistic shock waves.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521304067
ISBN 13 
9780521304061
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352

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