Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology

by Pankaj S. Joshi

Overview

This book describes global aspects in gravitation theory and cosmology within the framework of Einstein's theory of gravity. Topics include results on the structure and topology of space-time, exact solutions to Einstein equations and singularities, the status of quantum gravity, and quantum effects near space-time singularities in strong curvature fields. The author also discusses the nature and structure of space-time singularities, the cosmic censorship problem in black hole physics, and the issue of quantum effects in strong gravity fields. Students and mathematicians, astrophysicists, and physicists will find this theoretically rich book a landmark in relativity theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198500797
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/02/1997
Series:	International Series of Monographs on Physics , #87
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.19(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay

Table of Contents

1. Global themes in gravity
2. The manifold model for space-time
3. Solutions to the Einstein equations
4. Causality and space-time topology
5. Singularities in general relativity
6. Gravitational collapse and cosmic censorship
7. General constraints on naked singularity formation
8. Global upper limits in cosmology
9. Quantum effects near the space-time singularity
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"The variety of subjects discussed is wide and this....make[s] this book a useful source of information for researchers interested in the global properties of solutions of the Einstein equations." —Mathematical Reviews

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