Black Hole Physics: Basic Concepts and New Developments

by Valeri P. Frolov and Igor D. Novikov

Book Overview

It is not an exaggeration to say that one of the most exciting predictions of Einstein's theory of gravitation is that there may exist "black holes" putative objects whose gravitational fields are so strong that no physical bodies or signals can break free of their pull and escape. The proof that black holes do exist, and an analysis of their properties, would have a significance going far beyond astrophysics. Indeed, what is involved is not just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792351460
• ISBN13: 9780792351467
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 770 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"