The Nature of Space and Time

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Author(s): Stephen W. Hawking, Roger Penrose
Edition: Reprint
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 156

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
CHAPTER ONE: Classical Theory......Page 14
CHAPTER TWO: Structure of Spacetime Singularities......Page 38
CHAPTER THREE: Quantum Black Holes......Page 48
CHAPTER FOUR: Quantum Theory and Spacetime......Page 72
CHAPTER FIVE: Quantum Cosmology......Page 86
CHAPTER SIX: The Twistor View of Spacetime......Page 116
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Debate......Page 132
AFTERWORD TO THE 2010 EDITION: The Debate Continues......Page 150
References......Page 154