Large Scale Structure of Space-Time

Hawking, Stephen W. ; G. F. R. Ellis

ISBN 10: 0521099064 / ISBN 13: 9780521099066

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1994

Beschreibung

391 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is Free of Markings. No ownership markings. NOTE: Light foxing to page edges.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 029931

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0521099064
• ISBN-13: 9780521099066
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in space-time itself. These singularities are places where space-time begins or ends, and the presently known laws of physics break down. They will occur inside black holes, and in the past are what might be construed as the beginning of the universe. To show how these predictions arise, the authors discuss the General Theory of Relativity in the large. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory and an account of the necessary background of differential geometry, the significance of space-time curvature is discussed and the global properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein's field equations are examined. The theory of the causal structure of a general space-time is developed, and is used to study black holes and to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singualarities under certain conditions. These conditions are shown to be satisfied in the vicinity of stars of more than twice the solar mass near the endpoint of their nuclear evolution, and in a time-reversed sense for the universe as a whole. In the first case, the singularity in our past. A discussion of the Cauchy problem for General Relativity is also included in the book.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.