The large scale structure of space-time
| Main Author: | Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018. |
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| Other Authors: | Ellis, George F. R. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1974.
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
| Series: |
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
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Sample text Table of contents Publisher description |
| Item Description: |
Originally published as hbk.: c1973. Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-380) and index. The role of gravity -- Differential geometry -- General relativity -- The physical significance of curvature -- Exact solutions -- Causal structure -- The Cauchy problem in general relativity -- Space-time singularities -- Gravitational collapse and black holes -- The initial singularity in the universe -- Appendixes. |
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-380) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780521099066 0521099064 |