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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
Stephen W. HawkingGeorge F. R. Ellis
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50th Anniversary Edition
出版Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-16
主題Science / Space Science / CosmologyScience / Physics / Mathematical & ComputationalScience / Physics / GeneralScience / Physics / Relativity
ISBN10092531589781009253154
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=a1KmEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.