Book: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm A pedagogical introduction to the physics of black holes. The membrane paradigm represents the four-dimemnsional spacetime of the black hole's "event horizon" as a two-dimensional membrane in three-dimensional space, allowing the reader to understand and compute the behavior of black holes in complex astrophysical environments.
Details of Book: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm Book: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm
Author: Kirk S. Thorne, Douglas A. Macdonald, Kip S. Thorne
ISBN: 0300037708
ISBN-13: 9780300037708
, 978-0300037708
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 01071986
Publisher: Yale University Press
Number of Pages: 416
Language: English