Description |
179 pages : some black and white illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Special relativity -- General relativity -- The Schwarzschild black hole -- Spinning black holes -- Black holes in the universe -- Black hole collisions -- Black hole thermodynamics. |
Summary |
The Little Book of Black Holes takes readers deep into the mysterious heart of the subject, offering rare clarity of insight into the physics that makes black holes simple yet destructive manifestations of geometric destiny. |
Subject(S) |
Black holes (Astronomy)
|
Added Name(S) |
Pretorius, Frans, 1973- author.
|
ISBN |
9780691163727 (hardcover) |
|
0691163723 (hardcover) |
|