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Author Gubser, Steven S. (Steven Scott), 1972-2019, author.

Title The little book of black holes / Steven S. Gubser and Frans Pretorius.

Publisher Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2017]
©2017

ISBN 9780691163727 (hardcover)
0691163723 (hardcover)



Location Call No. Status Message
 Locke Branch Adult  523.8875 Gub    AVAILABLE  ---
 Maumee Branch Adult  523.8875 Gub    AVAILABLE  ---

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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)