Problems of Collapse and Numerical Relativity

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Collapse and Gravitation = the Present Situation.
• Presupernova Stage.
• Type II Supernovae.
• The Evolution of Massive Stars.
• Combined Effects of Mass Loss and Extended Mixing on the Structure and Evolution of Massive Stars.
• Equations of State.
• The Equation of State of Hot Dense Matter.
• A Thomas-Fermi Equation of State of Hot Dense Matter.
• Type I — Supernovae.
• Evolution of Accreting White Dwarfs, Type I Supernova Explosion and White Dwarf Collapse.
• Collapse and Explosion of Degenerate Stars.
• Final Evolution of 8–10 M? Stars.
• Type II — Supernovae.
• Simplifications in Supernova Theory.
• The Physics of Supernova Shocks.
• Successful Supernovae, the Anatomy of Shocks: Neutrino Emission and the Adiabatic Index.
• Core Collapse Models of Type II Supernova Explosions.
• Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Radiation.
• The Cauchy Problem for Einstein Equations.
• [(2+1) + 1]-Formalism of General Relativity.
• {2+2{ Formalism in General Relativity.
• Gravitational Radiation From Initial Data.
• General Relativistic Hydrodynamics and Accretion Physics: a Numerical Approach.
• The Collapse of Rotating Stellar Cores: the Amount of Gravitational Radiation Predicted by Various Numerical Models.
• Numerical Simulations of Supersonic Turbulent Flows.
• Gamma Ray Bursts.
• Gamma ray Bursts: an Observational Overview.
• The Theory of Gamma-ray Bursts.
• Gamma-ray Bursts: a Model.
• Panel Discussion on ?-ray Bursts / Reported by S. Bonazzola.
• Conference Summary.
• Name Index.