The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes
$120.39
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
3 September 1998
Summary
The Enigma of Black Holes: A Mathematical Odyssey
Part of the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, this book, first published in 1983, has become a modern classic of relativity theory. It represents a personal testament to the author’s dedication, who spent years developing the subject matter.
The theory of black holes is the most simple and beautiful consequence of Einstein’s relativity theory. At the time of writing, physical evidence was lacking,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198503705 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198503709 |
| Series: | Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences |
| Author: | S. Chandrasekhar |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 1998 |
| Weight: | 955g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 155mm x 35mm |
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“There is no doubt in my mind that this book is a masterpiece…beautifully written and well-presented.” –Roger Penrose inNature
`There is no doubt in my mind that this book is a masterpiece…beautifully written and well-presented.‘Roger Penrose in Nature”Chandrasekhar has provided us with a magisterial text on the classical black holes, outstanding in the depth and detail of its coverage…Throughout, a wealth of mathematical ideas is explained and employed in the process of extracting the properties of these space-times, and the similarities and differences between the different black hole space-times are thoroughly treated. This book is an undoubted classic, and wil remain a standard reference work on blackholes for many years.” Mathematics Today, October 1999
About The Author
S. Chandrasekhar
S. Chandrasekhar is at University of Chicago.
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