Problems of Collapse and Numerical Relativity

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Collapse and Gravitation = the present situation....Pages 1-26
Type II Supernovae....Pages 27-48
The Evolution of Massive Stars....Pages 49-58
Combined Effects of Mass Loss and Extended Mixing on the Structure and Evolution of Massive Stars....Pages 59-68
The Equation of State of Hot Dense Matter....Pages 69-79
A Thomas-Fermi Equation of State of Hot Dense Matter....Pages 81-87
Evolution of Accreting White Dwarfs, Type I Supernova Explosion, and White Dwarf Collapse....Pages 89-116
Collapse and Explosion of Degenerate Stars....Pages 117-124
Final Evolution of 8–10 M⊙ Stars....Pages 125-132
Simplifications in Supernova Theory....Pages 133-146
The Physics of Supernova Shocks....Pages 147-162
Successful Supernovae, the Anatomy of Shocks: Neutrino Emission and the Adiabatic Index....Pages 163-182
Core Collapse Models of Type II Supernova Explosions....Pages 183-193
The Cauchy Problem for Einstein Equations....Pages 195-202
[(2+1)+1] -Formalism of General Relativity....Pages 203-220
{2+2} Formalism in General Relativity....Pages 221-238
Gravitational Radiation from Initial Data....Pages 239-252
General Relativistic Hydrodynamics and Accretion Physics: A Numerical Approach....Pages 253-269
The Collapse of Rotating Stellar Cores: The Amount of Gravitational Radiation Predicted By Various Numerical Models....Pages 271-286
Numerical Simulations of Supersonic Turbulent Flows....Pages 287-310
Gamma Ray Bursts: An Observational Overview....Pages 311-323
The Theory of Gamma-Ray Bursts....Pages 325-343
Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Model....Pages 345-360
Panel Discussion on γ -Ray Bursts....Pages 361-362
Conference Summary....Pages 363-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-381