Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The role of gravity; 2. Differential geometry; 3. General relativity; 4. The physical significance of curvature; 5. Exact solutions; 6. Causal structure; 7. The Cauchy problem in General Relativity; 8. Space-time singularities; 9. Gravitational collapse and black holes; 10. The initial singularity in the universe; Appendixes; References; Notation; Index.

Promotional Information

This 1973 book discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and its predictions concerning black holes and singularities in space-time itself.

Reviews

'The book is a masterpiece, written by sure hands.' Science 'Certain to rank as an outstanding classic of the current advance of relativity theory.' Contemporary Physics 'La parution de ce livre est un evenement important ...' La Recherche