Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm (The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series) - Softcover

Thorne, Kip S

 
9780300037708: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm (The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series)

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A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimemnsional spacetime of the black hole's "event horizon" as a two-dimensional membrane in three-dimensional space, allowing the reader to understand and compute the behavior of black holes in complex astrophysical environments.

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Synopsis

A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimemnsional spacetime of the black hole's "event horizon" as a two-dimensional membrane in three-dimensional space, allowing the reader to understand and compute the behavior of black holes in complex astrophysical environments.

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ISBN 10:  0300037694 ISBN 13:  9780300037692
Publisher: Yale University Press, 1986
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