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
- 35 The Schwarzschild singularity
- 36 Gravitational collapse – the possible life history of a spherically symmetric star
- 37 Rotating black holes
- 38 Black holes are not black – Relativity Theory and Quantum Theory
- 39 The conformal structure of infinity
- Part VII Cosmology
- Bibliography
- Index
39 - The conformal structure of infinity
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
- 35 The Schwarzschild singularity
- 36 Gravitational collapse – the possible life history of a spherically symmetric star
- 37 Rotating black holes
- 38 Black holes are not black – Relativity Theory and Quantum Theory
- 39 The conformal structure of infinity
- Part VII Cosmology
- Bibliography
- Index
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- RelativityAn Introduction to Special and General Relativity, pp. 341 - 350Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004