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

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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• Authors: George F R Ellis, George F. R. Ellis, George F. R. (University of Cape Town) Ellis, Ellis George F. R., Stephen W Hawking, Stephen W. Hawking, Stephen W. (University of Cambridge) Hawking, Stephen W. (University of Cambridge) Elli Hawking, Hawking Stephen W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2023
• EAN: 9781009253154
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0925315-4
• No. of pages: 410
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Relativity physics, Mathematical physics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics