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Physics of Black Holes (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
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Physics of Black Holes (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 27
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One of the most exciting predictions of Einstein's theory of
gravitationisthat there may exist 'black holes': putative objects
whose gravitational fields are so strong that no physical bodies
and signals can break free of their pull and escape. Even though a
completely reliable discovery of a black hole has not yet been
made, several objects among those scrutinized by astrophysicists
will very likely be conformed as black holes. The proof that they
do exist, and an analysis of their properties, would have a
significance going far beyond astrophysics. Indeed, what is
involved is not just the discovery of yet another, even if
extremely remarkable, astrophysical object, but a test of the
correctness of our understanding the properties of space and time
in extremely strong gravitational fields. Theoretical research into
the properties of black holes and into the possible corollaries of
the hypothesis that they exist, has been carried out with special
vigor since the beginning of the 1970s. In addition to those
specific features of black holes that are important for the
interpretation of their possible astrophysical manifestations, the
theory has revealed a nurober of unexpected characteristics of
physical interactions involving black holes. By now, a fairly
detailed understanding has been achieved of the properties of the
black holes, their possible astrophysical manifestations, and the
specifics of the various physical processes involved. Furthermore,
profound links were found between black-hole theory and such
seemingly very distant fields as thermodynamics, information
theory, and quantum theory.
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