Black holes and time warps : Einstein's outrageous legacy /

Black holes and time warps : Einstein's outrageous legacy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thorne, Kip S.
Imprint:	New York : W.W. Norton, 1995, c1994.
Description:	619 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Commonwealth Fund Book Program Commonwealth Fund Book Program (Series)
Subject:	Physics -- Philosophy. Relativity (Physics) Astrophysics. Black holes (Astronomy) Astrophysics. Black holes (Astronomy) Physics -- Philosophy. Relativity (Physics)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6641676

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ISBN:	0393312763 9780393312768
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [585]-600) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Foreward
Introduction
Preface
Prologue. A voyage among the Holes
1.. The Relativity of Space and Time
2.. The Warping of Space and Time
3.. Black Holes Discovered and Rejected
4.. The Mystery of the White Dwarfs
5.. Implosion Is Compulsory
6.. Implosion to What?
7.. The Golden Age
8.. The Search
9.. Serendipity
10.. Ripples of Curvature
11.. What Is Reality?
12.. Black Holes Evaporate
13.. Inside Black Holes
14.. Wormholes and Time Machines
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Characters
Chronology
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
People Index
Subject Index