Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300037708)

A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimemnsional spacetime of the black hole's "event horizon" as a two-dimensional membrane in three-dimensional space, allowing the reader to understand and compute the behavior of black holes in complex astrophysical environments.

Author: Kirk S. Thorne
ISBN-10: 0300037708
ISBN-13: 9780300037708
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1986
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.06w x 0.97d