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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time: 50th Anniversary Edition

By Stephen W. Hawking , George F. R. Ellis

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
1009253158, 9781009253154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (32533647 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Edition
50th Anniversary
Pages
410\413
Time added
2023-03-07 12:55:54
Astrophysics; Space-Time; Gravity; General Relativ

Description

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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