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Space, Time, and Gravity: The Theory of the Big Bang and Black Holes

Robert M. Wald
Publisher: 
University Of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 
1992
Number of Pages: 
164
Format: 
Paperback
Edition: 
2
Price: 
16.00
ISBN: 
978-0226870298
Category: 
Monograph
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 Preface
Preface to First Edition
1. The Geometry of Space and Time
2. Special Relativity
3. General Relativity
4. Implications for Cosmology: The "Big Bang"
5. The Evolution of Our Universe
6. Stellar Evolution
7. Gravitational Collapse to Black Holes
8. Energy Extraction from Black Holes
9. The Astrophysics of Black Holes
10. Quantum Particle Creation near Black Holes
Appendix
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index