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Current Trends in Relativistic Astrophysics

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This chapter is devoted to the origins of relativistic astrophysics, both from the theoretical and observational point of view. Supernova explosions, pulsars, active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts are some of the observed processes that are the object of this discipline. On the other hand, the intriguing features of black holes, singularities and hypotheses like the no-hair conjecture and cosmic censorship have been discussed for decades. Perturbative and numerical approaches are mandatory to tackle most of these issues.

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  1. ETSI Navales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Arco de la Victoria s/n, E-28040, Madrid, Spain

    Leonardo Fernández-Jambrina

  2. Departamento de Física Teórica II, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avenida Complutense s/n, E-28040, Madrid, Spain

    Luis Manuel González-Romero

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  2. Fac. Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Compluense de Madrid, Avenida Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    Luis Manuel González-Romero

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Fernández-Jambrina, L., González-Romero, L.M. (2003). Relativistic Astrophysics. In: Fernández-Jambrina, L., González-Romero, L.M. (eds) Current Trends in Relativistic Astrophysics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 617. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36973-2_1

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