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Item Details
Title:
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HAWKING ON THE BIG BANG AND BLACK HOLES
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By: |
Stephen Hawking, University of Cambridge |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£65.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
9810210787 |
ISBN 13: |
9789810210786 |
Publisher: |
WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO PTE LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 October, 1993 |
Series: |
Advanced Series In Astrophysics And Cosmology 8 |
Pages: |
320 |
Description: |
Stephen Hawking is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of our time. This book contains a personal selection of his most significant papers on gravitational theory applied to cosmology and black holes. |
Synopsis: |
Stephen Hawking, the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, has made important theoretical contributions to gravitational theory and has played a major role in the development of cosmology and black hole physics.Hawking's early work, partly in collaboration with Roger Penrose, showed the significance of spacetime singularities for the big bang and black holes. His later work has been concerned with a deeper understanding of these two issues. The work required extensive use of the two great intellectual achievements of the first half of the Twentieth Century: general relativity and quantum mechanics; and these are reflected in the reprinted articles. Hawking's key contributions on black hole radiation and the no-boundary condition on the origin of the universe are included.The present compilation of Stephen Hawking's most important work also includes an introduction by him, which guides the reader though the major highlights of the volume. This volume is thus an essential item in any library and will be an important reference source for those interested in theoretical physics and applied mathematics. |
Publication: |
Singapore |
Imprint: |
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
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Returnable |
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