Classical and Quantum Black Holes

ISBN-13: 9780750306270 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 348 str.

P. Fre; U. Moschella; Vittorio Gorini

Opis

Provides an overview of black-hole physics and mathematics. The text is divided into a general introduction and five contributions by scientists specializing in the field. The subjects covered range from the observational and the experimental to the more theoretical and mathematical issues. The material is written at a level suitable for postgraduate students entering the field.

Spis treści

The physics of black holes (an overview). Part 1 Thermodynamics of black holes and hawking radiation (Claus Kiefer). Part 2 Strings, matrices and black holes (Robbert Dijkgraaf). Part 3 BPS black holes in supergravity (Riccardo D'Auria & Pietro Fre): Introduction. Supergravity p-branes in higher dimensions. The symplectic structure of 4D supergravity and N=2 BPS black holes. The structure of supergravity central charges and black hole entropy. N=8 supergravity: BPS black holes with 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 of supersymmetry. Part 4 Astrophysics of stellar mass black holes (Aldo Treves & Francesco Haardt). Part 5 Computational black holes (Richard A Matzner).

O autorze

Pietro Fré, Vittorio Gorini, Giulio Magli, Ugo Moschella