The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical PhysicsPublication details: Cambridge University Press, 2023.Edition: 50th anniversary editionDescription: 410 pISBN:- 978-1009253154
- 530.1/1 23/eng20221013
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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. 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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