Black Holes and Relativistic Stars, Hardcover by Wald, Robert M. (EDT), ISBN 0226870340, ISBN-13 9780226870342, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Among the authors of the dozen papers from a December 1996 symposium in Chicago are some of the brightest luminaries in astronomy, including Kip Thorne, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, and James Hartle. Some address black holes and relativistic stars as astrophysical objects and/or as objects whose structure and properties can be understood within the framework of classical general relativity. Others consider black holes as fundamental objects in quantum gravitational physics, and focus on their thermodynamic properties and the possibility of information loss in the process of black hole formation and evaporation. Two contributions pay tribute to S. Chandrasekhar (1910-95). No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.