The large scale structure of space-time / (Record no. 10850)
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| fixed length control field | 02134cam a22002298i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781009253154 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.1/1 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hawking, Stephen, |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The large scale structure of space-time / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Stephen W. Hawking (University of Cambridge), George F.R. Ellis (University of Cape Town) ; foreword by Abhay Ashtekar (Pennsylvania State University). |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 50th anniversary edition. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication or production | 2023. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 391p. |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics |
| GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "First published 1973. First paperback edition 1974. 20th printing 2006. 50th anniversary edition 2023"-- title page verso. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The role of gravity -- Differential geometry -- General relativity -- The physical significance of curvature -- Exact solutions -- Causal structure -- The Cauchy problem in General Relativity -- Space-time singularities -- Gravitational collapse and black holes -- The initial singularity in the universe. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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 spacetime 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 spacetime, 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 50 years"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Space and time. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Astrophysics. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ellis, George F. R. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ashtekar, Abhay, |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | QC173.59 .H39 2023 | 0188181 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | QC173.59 .H39 2023 | 0188182 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | QC173.59 .H39 2023 | 0188183 | Books |