Black Holes and Warped Spacetime

by William J. Kaufmann III

Book Overview

What are black holes? They may be bridges into other universes or pathways into the past or future. They infinitely warp space and time, allowing nothing to escape: not matter, not even light. They... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716711532
• ISBN13: 9780716711537
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

One of the very best popular science books ever written

In all of human experience, there is no object more unusual than the black hole, where a part of the universe is decreased to a single point mass. It does not disappear, the object retains the properties of mass, electrical charge and spin that it had before it became a black hole. The interesting point is then what exactly are the remaining consequences of a black hole; it is possible that it could be a pathway to other universes, another place in our universe or to another time in the life of our universe. Such intelligent speculations are fascinating, truly a place where science fiction becomes potential science fact. Kaufmann does an excellent job in explaining what black holes are, the likelihood of their existence and what the possible consequences of that existence. All of the necessary scientific preliminaries are covered and a large number of illustrations are included. If you have an interest in the cosmologically unusual, this book is an excellent place to begin your study.

Best Book I've Ever Read

I am a huge astronomy nerd and I must say that cannot learn well by reading. I have a hard time choosing books which explain things the way I can understand them. That doesnt mean I need things simplified for me, I can understand complicated things much better. Anyway, this book covers topics in the area of stellar birth and death, and black holes. It is an absolute MUST HAVE for a hard core astronomy person such as myself. If only it was written sooner... Im sure there have been changes since 1979... oh well. The book is packed full of knowledge and the author tells the process of starbirth not too slowly or quickly, but just right. Definately the most informative and EASY TO READ astronomy book Ive ever read, hands down.

Any astrology fan should read this.

This book has it all. Wanna know about supernovas, it's in there. How about the complete life cycle of stars? It's in there. And of course there is the title subject, black holes. Provides a very simple yet extremely in-depth theories about relativity and space time.

LEARN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE

Learn how the stars were formed, universes are created and the life cycle of a star until IT DIES and: becomes a BLACK HOLE and all time is consequentially WARPED because of this. Is the universe expanding or contracting???? You decide.