Black Hole Uniqueness Theorems (Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics)
Editorial Reviews
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'This work in the Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics series should be useful to everyone interested in stationary black hole systems. It contains copious references and provides easy access to a large amount of information about these systems as well as details of the uniqueness theorems themselves ... a welcome addition to the literature on black holes.' D. C. Robinson, Classical Quantum Gravity
'Students and researchers into Michell holes will find this text (in lecture form) invaluable.' A. D. Andrews, Irish Astronomical Journal
'Black Hole Uniqueness Theorems, is a valuable addition to the literature on the mathematical theory of stationary black holes ... The author has succeeded in presenting a self-contained account of black hole uniqueness theorems ... I can recommend this book strongly to readers interested in black holes.' Pawel O. Mazur, General Relativity and Gravitation
Book Description
This timely review provides a self-contained introduction to the mathematical theory of stationary black holes and a self-consistent exposition of the corresponding uniqueness theorems. The opening chapters examine the general properties of space-times admitting Killing fields and derive the Kerr-Newman metric. Heusler emphasizes the general features of stationary black holes, the laws of black hole mechanics, and the geometrical concepts behind them. Tracing the steps toward the proof of the "no-hair" theorem, he illustrates the methods used by Israel, the divergence formulas derived by Carter, Robinson and others, and finally the sigma model identities and the positive mass theorem. The book also includes an extension of the electro-vacuum uniqueness theorem to self-gravitating scalar fields and harmonic mappings. A rigorous textbook for graduate students in physics and mathematics, this volume offers an invaluable, up-to-date reference for researchers in mathematical physics, general relativity and astrophysics.
Black Hole Uniqueness Theorems (Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics),Markus Heusler,Peter Goddard,Julia Yeomans,Cambridge University Press,0521567351,Astronomy - Star Guides,Astrophysics & Space Science,Black Holes,Black holes (Astronomy),Mathematical Physics,Mathematics,Mathematics (General),Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Black holes (Astronomy)--Mathematics,Science / Cosmology,Stars, interstellar matter,Theoretical methods
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