The story of collapsing stars : black holes, naked singularities, and the cosmic play of quantum gravity /

Main Author: Joshi, Pankaj S., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
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246 3 0 |a Black holes, naked singularities, and the cosmic play of quantum gravity 
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504 |a Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές αναφορές (page 219) και ευρετήριο. 
505 0 |a 1. Our universe (Microcosm, macrocosm, and forces of Nature ; The role of gravity ; Dynamical evolution in the universe ; Black holes, singularities, and quantum gravity ; Our trajectory) -- 2. The fabric of spacetime (The force of gravity ; Spacetime continuum ; Einstein's Theory of Relativity ; Physical implications ; Local and global aspects ; Spacetime foam) -- 3. Black holes (Life of a star ; Collapse of massive stars ; A black hole is born ; Gravitational collapse ; The debate on horizon and singularity ; Black hole physics) -- 4. Singularities (The existence ; Can we avoid singularities? ; Causality violations ; Energy conditions and trapped surfaces ; Fundamental challenges) -- 5. Cosmic censorship (What is a naked singularity? ; Censoring the cosmos ; Inhomogeneous dust collapse ; The genericity aspects) 
505 0 |a 6. Naked singularities (Collapsing a massive star ; Gravitational collapse studies ; Non-spherical collapse ; Numerical simulations ; Event-like and object-like singularities ; Collapse scenarios ; Why a naked singularity forms ; Observational aspects and quantum gravity) -- 7. Cosmic conundrums (Can we reformulate the censorship? ; Are naked singularities stable and generic? ; Structure of naked singularities ; Questions on collapse and singularities) -- 8. Is our universe predictable? (Predictability defined ; Is relativity a predictable theory ? ; Singularities and predictability ; Rabbits popping out of a hat? ; Restoring the predictability) -- 9. A lab for quantum gravity (The quest for quantum gravity ; Need for observational data ; Singularity resolution in quantum gravity ; Naked singularity and quantum gravity ; Quantum stars?) -- 10. The frontiers (Observational frontiers ; Testing censorship using astronomical observations ; Super-Kerr geometries ; Observable signatures of naked singularities ; Distinguishing black holes and naked singularities ; Shockwaves near a singularity? ; Black hole paradoxes ; Infall into a black hole versus naked singularity ; Emerging perspective) 
650 0 |a Stars  |x Evolution. 
650 0 |a Quantum gravity. 
650 7 |a Quantum gravity. 
650 7 |a Stars  |x Evolution. 
650 7 |a Sternentwicklung. 
650 7 |a Quantengravitation. 
650 7 |a Schwarzes Loch. 
650 7 |a Gravitationskollaps. 
650 4 |a ΑΣΤΡΑ 
650 4 |a ΚΒΑΝΤΙΚΗ ΒΑΡYTHTA 
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