A primer in black holes, Mach's principle and gravitational energy
By: Marcelo Samuel Berman.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781600217951
Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy); Mach's principle; General relativity (Physics)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Tensors in amorphous spaces; title: Tensors in Riemann spaces; title: Complements of tensor calcus (optional study); title: Basic theory; title: Schwarzschild's metric and classical experimental tests; title: Simple "derivations" of black holes' metrics; title: Properties of black holes; title: Assorted topics on black holes; title: Variational methods in general relativity; title: Energy, gravitomagnetism and black holes; title: Introduction to Mach's principle; title: The zero-total-energy of the Machian universe; title: Alternative Machian gravitational theories; title: New century developments.