Global aspects in gravitation and cosmology /
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| Author / Creator: | Joshi, Pankaj S. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Clarendon, 1993. |
| Description: | 377 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The International series of monographs on physics ; 87 International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) 87. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1583523 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Global themes in gravity
- 2. The manifold model for space-time
- 3. Solutions to the Einstein equations
- 4. Causality and space-time topology
- 5. Singularities in general relativity
- 6. Gravitational collapse and cosmic censorship
- 7. General constraints on naked singularity formation
- 8. Global upper limits in cosmology
- 9. Quantum effects near the space-time singularity
- References
- Index
