PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNG
by Kirk S. Thorne (Author), Douglas A. MacDonald (Editor), Kip S. Thorne (Editor)
A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimemnsional spacetime of the black hole's "event horizon" as a two-dimensional membrane in three-dimensional space, allowing the reader to understand and compute the behavior of black holes in complex astrophysical environments.
Number of Pages: 416
Dimensions: 0.97 x 9.2 x 6.06 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 2001
