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001 2011030637
003 DLC
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008 110719s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011030637
020 $a9780199692293 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQB843.B55$bF7623 2011
082 00 $a523.8/875$223
084 $aSCI005000$aSCI015000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFrolov, V. P.$q(Valeriĭ Pavlovich)
245 10 $aIntroduction to black hole physics /$cValeri P. Frolov, Andrei Zelnikov.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press, USA,$c2011.
300 $axvi, 488 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 $a"This book is about black holes, one of the most intriguing objects of modern Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. For many years, black holes have been considered as interesting solutions of the theory of General Relativity with a number of amusing mathematical properties. Now after the discovery of astrophysical black holes, the Einstein gravity has become an important tool for their study. This self-contained textbook combines physical, mathematical, and astrophysical aspects of black hole theory. Pedagogically presented, it contains 'standard' material on black holes as well as relatively new subjects such as the role of hidden symmetries in black hole physics, and black holes in spacetimes with large extra dimensions. The book will appeal to students and young scientists interested in the theory of black holes"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- 1. Black Holes: Big Picture -- 2. Physics in a Uniformly Accelerated Frame -- 3. Riemannian Geometry -- 4. Particles Motion in Curved Spacetime -- 5. Einstein Equations -- 6. Spherically Symmetric Black Holes -- 7. Particles and Light Motion in Schwarzschild Spacetime -- 8. Rotating Black Holes -- 9. Classical and Quantum Fields near Black Holes -- 10. Black Holes and All That Jazz -- A. Fundamental Constants and Units -- B. Gauss-Codazzi Equations -- C. Conformal Transformations -- D. Hidden Symmetries -- E. Boundary Term for the Einstein-Hilbert Action -- F. Quantum Fields.
650 0 $aBlack holes (Astronomy)
650 0 $aGravitational collapse.
650 0 $aStars$xEvolution.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Astrophysics & Space Science.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Cosmology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aZelnikov, Andrei.