{"product_id":"the-large-scale-structure-of-stephen-w-hawking-9781009253154","title":"The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time: 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"First published in 1973, this influential work discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity to show how two of its predictions arise: first, that the ultimate fate of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse to form 'black holes'; and second, that there was a singularity in the past at the beginning of the universe. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory, including the necessary differential geometry, the authors discuss the significance of space-time curvature and examine the properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein's field equations. They develop the theory of the causal structure of a general space-time, and use it to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singularities under certain conditions. A Foreword contributed by Abhay Ashtekar and a new Preface from George Ellis help put the volume into context of the developments in the field over the past fifty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen W. Hawking, George F. R. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009253158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009253154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen W. Hawking","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476633280767,"sku":"9781009253154","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d10ad3a-b867-4d6a-9596-f0ca2cb67f19.jpg?v=1715910756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-large-scale-structure-of-stephen-w-hawking-9781009253154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}