{"product_id":"gravitational-solitons-9780521018067","title":"Gravitational Solitons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2001 book gives a self-contained exposition of the theory of gravitational solitons and provide a comprehensive review of exact soliton solutions to Einstein's equations. A valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' … this is a complete and detailed treatment of a complicated subject. The authors provide a general introduction to their methods and the book is essentially self-contained. It could in principle be read by a third year undergraduate who had taken an introductory course in general relativity, particularly one who was interested in integrable systems.' Contemporary Physics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. Inverse scattering technique in gravity; 2. General properties of gravitational solitons; 3. Einstein-Maxwell fields; 4. Cosmology: diagonal metrics from Kasner; 5. Cosmology: nondiagonal metrics and perturbed FLRW; 6. Cylindrical symmetry; 7. Plane waves and colliding plane waves; 8. Axial symmetry; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767560208727,"sku":"9780521018067","price":50.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521018067.jpg?v=1758713801","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gravitational-solitons-9780521018067","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}