Stephen W. Hawking (University of Cambridge), George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town)

Gebundenes Buch

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time

50th Anniversary Edition

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Stephen W. Hawking (1942-2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge from 1979 to 2009 and is the author of numerous books, including the international best-seller A Brief History of Time. (1989).

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 159mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9781009253154
• ISBN-10: 1009253158
• Artikelnr.: 65689226