Black Holes: Gravitational Interactions (Oxford Mathematical Monographs) [Hardcover]

P. D. D'Eath (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198514794 | ISBN-13: 978-0198514794 | Publication Date: September 12, 1996 | Edition: First Edition

Black Holes are regions of space-time where the gravitational field is so strong that not even light can escape. There has been much written on black holes, however in most cases they are treated as isolated objects. In this important new book, the author has found a number of cases in which the interaction of a black hole with another strong-field system (such as the background universe or another black hole) could be treated analytically. This includes using the powerful method of matched asymptotic expansions, and these wider ranging problems and examples are considered here for the first time. In addition to a thorough treatment of the equations of motion for a pair of black holes, the book provides a useful treatment of the standard theory for these objects. It will be widely read by all those working in gravitation, along with post-graduate students in mathematical physics.

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Review

`The book is a good textbook for students who wish to study the technique of describing the interaction of two black holes. The researcher finds excellent guidance for further work.' Zentralblatt fr Mathematik

About the Author

P. D. D'Eath is in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at University of Cambridge.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 286 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; First Edition edition (September 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198514794
• ISBN-13: 978-0198514794
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,049,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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