Description
| Product ID: | 9781009253154 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics |
| Title: | The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time |
| Subtitle: | 50th Anniversary Edition |
| Authors: | Author: George F. R. Ellis, Stephen W. Hawking |
| Page Count: | 410 |
| Subjects: | Cosmology and the universe, Cosmology & the universe, Relativity physics, Mathematical physics, Relativity physics, Mathematical physics |
| Description: | First published in 1973, this influential work discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, exploring its predictions relating to black holes and singularities in space-time. A Foreword contributed by Abhay Ashtekar and a new Preface from George Ellis help put the volume into context given the subsequent developments in the field. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-16 |