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Black Hole Physics - Basic Concepts and New Developments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
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Black Hole Physics - Basic Concepts and New Developments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 96
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It is not an exaggeration to say that one of the most exciting
predictions of Einstein's theory of gravitation is that there may
exist "black holes" putative objects whose gravitational fields are
so strong that no physical bodies or signals can break free of
their pull and escape. The proof that black holes 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, astro
physical object, but a test of the correctness of our understanding
of the properties of space and time in extremely strong
gravitational fields. Theoretical research into the properties of
black holes, and into the possible corol laries of the hypothesis
that they exist, has been carried out with special vigor since the
beginning of the 1970's. 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
number of unexpected characteristics of physical interactions
involving black holes. By the middle of the 1980's a fairly
detailed understanding had been achieved of the properties of the
black holes, their possible astrophysical manifestations, and the
specifics of the various physical processes involved. Even though a
completely reliable detection of a black hole had not yet been made
at that time, several objects among those scrutinized by
astrophysicists were considered as strong candidates to be
confirmed as being black holes."
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