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Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology

Door Pankaj S. Joshi

Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology
CategorieAlgemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer#342601
TitelGlobal Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology
AuteurJoshi, Pankaj S.
BoektypeGebonden hardcover
UitgeverijOxford : University Press
Jaar van uitgave1993
ISBN100198539665
ISBN139780198539667
TaalEngels
BeschrijvingOriginal gilt lettered boards, illustrated with numerous equations and diagrams, 8vo. International Series of Monographs on Physics, 87.
Samenvatting This book describes several basic results and applications of 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. Also covered are the global upper limits in cosmology on elementary particle masses which might constitute the dark matter of the universe. After discussing in detail the fundamental role played by global considerations in gravity and general relativity, the author points out the significant problems that remain: 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. The author's treatment of gravitational collapse illustrates how powerfully-strong curvature naked singularities could result from the continual gravitational collapse of matter with several reasonable equations of state--including inflowing radiation, dust, or a perfect fluid. Students and mathematicians, astrophysicists, and physicists will find this theoretically rich book a landmark in relativity theory.
Pagina's377
ConditieGoed — No dust jacket, name in pen on title page.
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