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020			_a9781009253154
082	0	0	_a530.1/1
100	1		_aHawking, Stephen,
245	1	4	_aThe large scale structure of space-time / _cStephen W. Hawking (University of Cambridge), George F.R. Ellis (University of Cape Town) ; foreword by Abhay Ashtekar (Pennsylvania State University).
250			_a50th anniversary edition.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2023.
300			_a391p.
490	0		_aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics
500			_a"First published 1973. First paperback edition 1974. 20th printing 2006. 50th anniversary edition 2023"-- title page verso.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_a"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"--
650		0	_aSpace and time.
650		0	_aAstrophysics.
700	1		_aEllis, George F. R.
700	1		_aAshtekar, Abhay,
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