Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (eBook)

50th Anniversary Edition

George F. R. Ellis, Stephen W. Hawking (Autoren)

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2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-25318-5 (ISBN)

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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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.2.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie
• ISBN-10: 1-009-25318-2 / 1009253182
• ISBN-13: 978-1-009-25318-5 / 9781009253185