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Hardcover. Condición: Very good. xiii, [1], 684, [6] pages. List of Contributors. Formulas, Footnotes. figures. Tables. References. Among the topics addressed include Newton's Principia, Newtonianism, Physics, Experiments, Gravitation, Einstein, General Relativity, Motion, Dark stars, Astrophysical black holes, Gravitational radiation, Galaxy formation, Cosmic Strings, Inflationary cosmology, Quantum cosmology, Superstring unification, Geometrical theories. Stephen Hawking, and Werner Israel co-edited Three Hundred Years of Gravitation. Hawking and Israel invited leaders in the field to contribute articles to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Stephen Hawking and Werner Israel assembled a series of unique review papers by many of the world's foremost researchers in cosmology, relativity, and particle physics. The resulting volume reflects the significant and exciting advances that have been made in these fields since the editors' acclaimed volume, General Relativity: The international group of contributors then chart the major developments in the study of gravitation, from Newtonian gravity to black hole physics. In the fields of galaxy formation, inflationary and quantum cosmology, and superstring unification, the book provides important overviews written by scientists involved in the many advances described. By shaping such a wide-ranging and scholarly series of articles into a cohesive whole, the editors have created a fitting and lasting memorial to the man who continues to inspire scientists the world over. Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 - 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Hawking in 1959, at the age of 17, began his university education at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-class BA degree in physics. In 1962, he began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where, in 1966, he obtained his Ph.D. in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specializing in general relativity and cosmology. In 1963, at age 21, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually, over decades, paralyzed him. After the loss of his speech, he communicated through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a handheld switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Initially, Hawking radiation was controversial. By the late 1970s, and following the publication of further research, the discovery was widely accepted as a major breakthrough in theoretical physics. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He supported the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. He also introduced the notion of a micro black hole. Hawking achieved commercial success with several works of popular science in which he discussed his theories and cosmology in general. His book A Brief History of Time appeared on the Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. In 2002, Hawking was ranked number 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He died in 2018 at the age of 76, having lived more than 50 years following his diagnosis of motor neurone disease. Werner Israel OC FRSC FRS (October 4, 1931 - May 18, 2022) was a theoretical physicist known for his contributions to gravitational theory, and especially to the understanding of black holes. Israel fled Nazi Germany in 1936 and settled in Cape Town, South Africa. He was interested in astronomy and cosmology from a young age. Israel received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Cape Town, and his Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin, under the direction of John Synge. In 1958, Israel accepted a faculty position at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where he remained as professor until his retirement in 1996. Following his retirement, Israel was Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. He remained active in research for another two decades. What was perhaps Israel's deepest work, published in 1976, concerned a black hole in equilibrium with the Hawking radiation that it emits. A quantum system in thermal equilibrium at a nonzero temperature is most directly described by a thermal density matrix. However, it is possible to "purify" such a thermal density matrix as a pure state of a doubled system-two copies of the original system. This pure state of a doubled system is nowadays usually called the thermofield double state. In view of Stephen Hawking's fundamental discovery of thermal radiation from black holes, a black hole at the quantum level is an example of a thermal system and one can ask how to describe a black hole in thermal equilibrium with radiation. Israel showed that the thermal equilibrium state of a (non-rotating) black hole has a natural geometric description in a two-sided "wormhole" version of the black hole spacetime. First Published [stated]. Presumed first printing.…

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