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First published in 1973, this influential work discusses Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity to show how two of its predictions arise: first, that the ultimate fate of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse to form ‘black holes’; and second, that there was a singularity in the past at the beginning of the universe. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory, including the necessary differential geometry, the authors discuss the significance of space-time curvature and examine the properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein’s field equations. They develop the theory of the causal structure of a general space-time, and use it to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singularities under certain conditions. A Foreword contributed by Abhay Ashtekar and a new Preface from George Ellis help put the volume into context of the developments in the field over the past fifty years.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Publication date : 16 February 2023
Edition : New
Language : English
Print length : 410 pages
ISBN-10 : 1009253158
ISBN-13 : 978-1009253154
Reading age : 5 years and up
Item Weight : 800 g
Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
Country of Origin : India
Packer : Cambridge University Press
Generic Name : 1
Part of series : Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Best Sellers Rank: #311,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #487 in Astronomy (Books) #1,217 in Physics (Books) #2,020 in Mathematics (Books)
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