num_pages: 416
description: 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.
language: English
title: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm
titlecomplete: Black Holes: The Membrane Paradigm
genres: Nonfiction, Science, Physics
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Yale University Press