THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF BLACK HOLES by S. Chandrasekhar ( 9780198503705 )

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Title:

THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF BLACK HOLES

By:

S. Chandrasekhar

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

3 September, 1998

Series:

Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences

Pages:

672

Description:

First published in 1983, this book is one of the great modern classics of relativity theory. It details one of the most beautiful areas of mathematical physics; the theory of black holes. `There is no doubt in my mind that this book is a masterpiece ... beautifully written and well-presented.' Roger Penrose in Nature.

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Part of the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, this book was first published in 1983, and has swiftly become one of the great modern classics of relativity theory. It represents a personal testament to the work of the author, who spent several years writing and working-out the entire subject matter. The theory of black holes is the most simple and beautiful consequence of Einstein's relativity theory. At the time of writing there was no physical evidence for the existence of these objects, therefore all that Professor Chandrasekhar used for their construction were modern mathematical concepts of space and time. Since that time a growing body of evidence has pointed to the truth of Professor Chandrasekhar's findings, and the wisdom contained in this book has become fully evident.

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