Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- Part I Special Relativity
- Part II Riemannian geometry
- Part III Foundations of Einstein's theory of gravitation
- Part IV Linearized theory of gravitation, far fields and gravitational waves
- Part V Invariant characterization of exact solutions
- Part VI Gravitational collapse and black holes
- Part VII Cosmology
- Bibliography
- Index
Part VI - Gravitational collapse and black holes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- Part I Special Relativity
- Part II Riemannian geometry
- Part III Foundations of Einstein's theory of gravitation
- Part IV Linearized theory of gravitation, far fields and gravitational waves
- Part V Invariant characterization of exact solutions
- Part VI Gravitational collapse and black holes
- Part VII Cosmology
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the examples and applications considered up until now we have always correctly taken into account the non-linearity of the Einstein equations, but most of the properties and effects discussed do not differ qualitatively from those of other classical (linear) fields. Now, in the discussion of black holes and of cosmological models, we are going to encounter properties of the gravitational field which deviate clearly from those of a linear field. The structure of the space-time is essentially changed by comparison with that of Minkowski space, and essentially new types of questions arise.
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- RelativityAn Introduction to Special and General Relativity, pp. 301Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004