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Black Hole Physics : Basic Concepts and New Developments

By Frolov , Valeri P.; Novikov , Igor D

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1997
ISBN
9780792351467, 0792351460, 9789401151399, 9401151393
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27193930 bytes)
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics 96
Pages
770 p)\787
Time added
2018-06-05 18:02:38
AstronomyDynamical Systems and Complexity.;TheoreticalMathematical and Computational Physics.Observations and Techniques.;Astrophysics and Astr

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Content: Preface. I. Basic Concepts. 1. Introduction: Brief History of Black Hole Physics. 2. Spherically Symmetric Black Holes. 3. Rotating Black Holes. 4. Black Hole Perturbations (with N. Andersson). 5. General Properties of Black Holes. 6. Stationary Black Holes. 7. Physical Effects in the Gravitational Field of a Black Hole. 8. Black Hole Electrodynamics. 9. Astrophysics of Black Holes. II. Further Developments. 10. Quantum Particle Creation by Black Holes. 11. Quantum Physics of Black Holes. 12. Thermodynamics of Black Holes. 13. Black Holes in Unified Theories. 14. The Interior of a Black Hole. 15. Ultimate Fate of Black and White Holes. 16. Black Holes, Wormholes, and Time Machines. Conclusions. Appendices: A: Mathematical Formulas. B: Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes. C: Rindler Frame in Minkowski Spacetime. D: Kerr-Newman Geometry. E: Newman-Penrose Formalism. F: Wave Fields in a Curved Spacetime. G: Wave Fields in the Kerr Metric. H: Quantum Fields in Kerr Spacetime. I: Quantum Oscillator. Bibliography. Index.

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