Lucy Hawking

S. W. Hawking

La chiave segreta per l'universo

G. F. R. Ellis

This 1973 book discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and its predictions concerning black holes and singularities in space-time itself.

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time

W. Israel

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: An Einstein Centenary Survey (CUP 1979). Newton's immense contribution to the physical sciences is assessed, and its relevance to today's physics made clear. 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 workers 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.

Three Hundred Years of Gravitation

G. W. Gibbons

T. Vachaspati

The Formation and Evolution of Cosmic Strings

Caccia al tesoro nell'universo

La clau secreta de l'univers

M. Rocek

Stephen William Hawking

Proceedings of the Nuffield Workshop, Cambridge

Superspace and Supergravity

S. T. C. Siklos

Proceedings of the Nuffield Workshop, Cambridge 21 June to 9 July, 1982

The Very Early Universe

A collection of reviews by prominent researchers in cosmology, relativity and particle physics commemorates the 300th anniversary of Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Available for the first time, this is a unique opportunity to explore the cosmoswith "the greatest mind since Einstein". Not since "A Brief History of Time", has Hawkins so succinctly and entertainingly delved into the most complex theories of physics. These seven lectures will open your mind to the rich history of scientific thought and the fascinating complexities of the universe we live in.

Life Works ; on Time, the Nature of the Universe and the Theory of Everything

Stephen Hawking

Roger Penrose

La naturaleza del espacio y el tiempo / The Nature of Space and Time

Carl Sagan

del big bang a los agujeros negros

Historia del tiempo

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in space-time itself. These singularities are places where space-time begins or ends, and the presently known laws of physics break down. They will occur inside black holes, and in the past are what might be construed as the beginning of the universe. To show how these predictions arise, the authors discuss the General Theory of Relativity in the large. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory and an account of the necessary background of differential geometry, the significance of space-time curvature is discussed and the global properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein's field equations are examined. The theory of the causal structure of a general space-time is developed, and is used to study black holes and to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singualarities under certain conditions. A discussion of the Cauchy problem for General Relativity is also included in this 1973 book.

S. W. Hawking

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