Published October 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Space, time, and black holes

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Description

A discussion of Einstein's General Relativity and how it can explain black holes is included. The key idea of general relativity being that gravitational forces are a direct outcome of local curvature of space-time. The more mass something has the deeper the depression or well it causes in space-time. Black holes are supermassive objects, hence their gravity well is so steep even light can't escape. The three properties associated with a black hole are mass angular momentum, and electric charge. Non-rotating, Schwarzchild, and rotating, Kerr, black holes are studied. A Kruskal-Szekeres diagram for each type is given and explained

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomy
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
10
Series
Astronomy.
Journal Page Range
66-71
ISSN
0091-6358

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13681968
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BLACK HOLES; ELECTRIC CHARGES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; MASS; SPACE-TIME; WHITE HOLES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES