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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 h...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven : |
| Publication Dates: | [1986] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
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. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 367 pages : illustrations, form ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-347) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780300037708 (paperback) : 0300037708 (paperback) 9780300037692 (hardback) 0300037694 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | QB843 |
| CLC: | P145.8 |
| Call Number: | P145.8/B627-4 |
| Contents: | Introduction: the membrane paradigm -- Nonrotating and slowly rotating holes -- Rapidly rotating holes -- Astrophysical applications of black-hole electrodynamics -- Gravitational interaction of a black hole with distant bodies -- Gravitational interaction of a black hole with nearby matter -- Model problems for gravitationally perturbed black holes -- Thermal atmosphere of a black hole |