Black Holes
Author | : Kip S. Thorne |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1986-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300037708 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300037708 |
Rating | : 4/5 (708 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Black Holes by : Kip S. Thorne
Download or read book Black Holes written by Kip S. Thorne and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimensional 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.