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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time

Hawking, Stephen W.
Ellis, George F. R.
Ashtekar, Abhay

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

Publisher Price: $37.00

ISBN10: 1009253158
ISBN13: 9781009253154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 16 2023
Pages: 410
Weight: 1.75
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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