| Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology Contributor(s): Joshi, Pankaj S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198500793 ISBN-13: 9780198500797 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: This book describes global aspects in gravitation theory and cosmology within the framework of Einstein's theory of gravity. Topics include results on the structure and topology of space-time, exact solutions to Einstein equations and singularities, the status of quantum gravity, and quantum effects near space-time singularities in strong curvature fields. The author also discusses the nature and structure of space-time singularities, the cosmic censorship problem in black hole physics, and the issue of quantum effects in strong gravity fields. Students and mathematicians, astrophysicists, and physicists will find this theoretically rich book a landmark in relativity theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Cosmology - Science | Physics - General - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 531.14 |
| LCCN: 93-37832 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book describes global aspects in gravitation theory and cosmology within the framework of Einstein's theory of gravity. Topics include results on the structure and topology of space-time, exact solutions to Einstein equations and singularities, the status of quantum gravity, and quantum effects near space-time singularities in strong curvature fields. The author also discusses the nature and structure of space-time singularities, the cosmic censorship problem in black hole physics, and the issue of quantum effects in strong gravity fields. Students and mathematicians, astrophysicists, and physicists will find this theoretically rich book a landmark in relativity theory. |