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The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes: No.69 (International Series of Monographs on Physics) - Softcover
This treatise is devoted to the mathematical theory of the space-times surrounding the black holes of nature. Since the general theory of relativity provides a unique family of solutions (the Kerr family) for black holes, the subject is mathematically well defined. A preliminary chapter provides the basic mathematical tools. The principal chapters deal with the Schwarzchild solution, describing static, spherically symmetric black holes. The geometry of these space-times is analyzed in terms of their geodesics. A particular feature of the book is the collection of illustrations exhibiting the various classes of geodesics.
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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 black holes for many years." Mathematics Today, October 1999
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"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 black holes for many years." Mathematics Today, October 1999
S. Chandrasekhar is at University of Chicago.
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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0198520506
- ISBN 13 9780198520504
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages668
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