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If the title isn't sufficiently ominous to make the intended audience clear, then perhaps an explicit statement is needed: this book is not for laymen. It's also not for chemists, biologists, computer scientists, or anyone without the background needed to conduct research in General Relativity. For those up to the challenge, this is a comprehensive treatment of the subject mentioned in the title. Some of the topics covered include: impulsive light-like signals, the implications of the Bianchi identities, and light-like boosts of gravitating bodies, plus applications from astrophysics, cosmology, and string theory. Accordingly, those most likely to be interested in this book are researchers and graduate students from those particular fields. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
