Other books and articles
PRISONS OF LIGHT - BLACK HOLES
by Kitty Ferguson,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996,
Short and informative, but for general public rather than for students of
physics. The 1996 UK bestseller.
FLAT AND CURVED SPACE-TIMES
by G.F.R. Ellis and R.M. Williams,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1988
An excellent introduction to Einstein's special and general relativity
writen for students of physics by one of the best specialists in the field.
BLACK HOLES AND TIME WARPS: EINSTEIN'S OUTRAGEOUS LEGACY
by K.S. Thorne,
W.W. Norton & Co., London, 1994
A very serious and detailed account of the black hole theory and the history
of the black hole research. A fascinating reading! I highly recommand this book.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, FROM THE BIG BANG TO BLACK HOLES
by S.W. Hawking,
Bantaman Press, London, 1988
The mother of all black hole bestsellers. Short, easy to read.
Enjoy, if you have not yet. Translated to most languagues.
THE NATURE OF SPACE AND TIME
by S.W. Hawking and R. Penrose,
Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1996
A popular, but very profound and original book. Not easy to read. Demanding
but rewarding. I very much recommand it.
THE QUANTUM MECHANICS OF BLACK HOLES
by S.W. Hawking,
Scientific American, January 1977
A classic article that everybody should read.
ON TRAVELLING ROUND WITHOUT FEELING IT AND UNCURVING CURVES
by M.A. Abramowicz and J.-P. Lasota,
The American Journal of Physics, 54, 936, (1986),
THE WALL OF DEATH
by M.A. Abramowicz and E. Szuszkiewicz,
American Journal of Physics, 61, 982, (1993)
BLACK HOLES AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE PARADOX
by M.A. Abramowicz,
Scientific American, March, (1993),
This article was translated into nine languages.
Forda bakom ljuset av en stjarna
by M.A. Abramowicz and G.Madejski,
Forskning och Framsteg, Maj-Juni, 4, (1995),
(in Swedish)
Den Deformerade Bilden
by M.A. Abramowicz, B.Jones, I.D. Novikov and V. Karas,
Forskning och Framsteg, Mars, 2, (1996)
(in Swedish)
Hawkings katt
by M.A. Abramowicz and M.J. Percival,
Forskning och Framsteg, January 1998,
(in Swedish)
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INTRODUCING EINSTEIN'S RELATIVITY
by R. d'Inverno,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992
Not difficult to read, but deep and serious book.
Very pedagogical. A good black hole section. I highly recommand this
book.
GRAVITATION
by C.W. Misner, K.S. Thorne and J.A. Wheeler,
Freeman, San Francisco 1973
A monumental monograph, pleasent to read, very good treatment
of black holes (but NO Hawking radiation that was discovered
one year after the publication of the book)
BLACK HOLES THE MEMBRANE PARADIGM
by K.S. Thorne, R.H. Price, & D.A. MacDonald,
Yale University Press, New Haven, 1986
A bit more technical, and mostly about the black hole electrodynamics.
Blandford-Znajek explained in details.
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