The mathematical theory of black holes

Author(s)

• Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan)

Bibliographic Information

The mathematical theory of black holes

S. Chandrasekhar

（The international series of monographs on physics, 69）

Oxford University Press, 1992

Note

First published in 1983. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1992

"Oxford science publications"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This treatise is devoted to the mathematical theory of the space-times surrounding the black holes of nature. Since the general theory of relativity provides a unique family of solutions (the Kerr family) for black holes, the subject is mathematically well defined. A preliminary chapter provides the basic mathematical tools. The principal chapters deal with the Schwarzchild solution, describing static, spherically symmetric black holes. The geometry of these space-times is analyzed in terms of their geodesics. A particular feature of the book is the collection of illustrations exhibiting the various classes of geodesics.

Table of Contents

• Mathematical preliminaries
• A space-time of sufficient generality
• The Schwarzchild space-time
• The perturbations of the Schwarzchild black-hole
• The Reissner-Nordstrom solution
• The Kerr metric
• The geodesics in the Kerr space-time
• Electromagnetic waves in Kerr geometry
• The gravitational perturbations of the Kerr black-hole
• Spin-half particles in Kerr geometry
• Other solutions and methods.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA20227760
• ISBN:
  • 0198520506
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 646 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QB843.B55
  • DC19 : 523
  • NDC8 : 440.12
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Black holes (Astronomy)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00185191