Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of
General Relativity and Its Applications: Black Holes, Compact Stars and Gravitational Waves
by Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri, and Paolo Pani
Taylor and Francis, 2026.
Further information is available from the publisher:
https://www.routledge.com/General-Relativity-and-Its-Applications-Black-Holes-Compact-Stars-and-Gravitational-Waves/Ferrari-Gualtieri-Pani/p/book/9781041098744
and on Amazon:
https://amzn.eu/d/0e316Wqd
The rapid development of gravitational-wave astronomy provided the main motivation for this new edition. The book has been extensively revised to reflect the transformation of gravitational-wave physics into a mature observational field and to incorporate recent theoretical and experimental advances.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Elements of Differential Geometry 3. Affine Connection and Parallel Transport 4. The Curvature Tensor 5. The Stress-Energy Tensor 6. The Einstein Equations 7. Einstein’s Equations and Variational Principles 8. Symmetries 9. The Schwarzschild Solution 10. Geodesic Motion in Schwarzschild’s Spacetime 11. Kinematical Tests of General Relativity 12. Gravitational Waves 13. Gravitational Waves in the Quadrupole Approximation 14. Gravitational Wave Sources 15. Gravitational Waves from Oscillating Black Holes 16. Compact Stars 17. The Far-Field Limit of an Isolated Object 18. The Kerr Solution 19. Geodesic Motion in Kerr’s Spacetime 20. Black Hole Thermodynamics
Primarily intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the book may also serve as a reference for researchers entering the fields of General Relativity and gravitational-wave astrophysics.
Best regards,
Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri, Paolo Pani