Black Holes: Theory and Observation Proceedings of the 179th W.E. Heraeus Seminar Held at Bad Honnef, Germany, 18-22 August 1997 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hehl, Friedrich W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kiefer, Claus (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Metzler, Ralph J.K (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
• Edition: 1st ed. 1998.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 514
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

Einstein's gravitational theory predicts the existence of black holes, objects so dense that light cannot escape their gravitational field. Several types of black hole may exist: mini black holes, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes with millions of solar masses. Experimental evid...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• Observations, Astrophysics
• Classical General Relativity
• Beyond Classical General Relativity
• Thermodynamics
• Quantum Theory
• Panel Discussion.