Synopses & Reviews
Written by foremost experts, this short book gives a clear description of the physics of quantum black holes. The reader will learn about quantum black holes in four and higher dimensions, primordial black holes, the production of black holes in high energy particle collisions, Hawking radiation, black holes in models of low scale quantum gravity and quantum gravitational aspects of black holes.
Synopsis
Introduction.- Black Holes in General Relativity.- Hawking Radiation and Black Hole Evaporation.- Primordial Black Holes.- Black Hole Formation in High Energy Particle Collisions.- Black Holes and Low Scale Quantum Gravity.- Conclusions.
About the Author
Xavier Calmet is a Reader in Theoretical Particle Physics at the University of Sussex. His various research interests are in theoretical physics. He currently works
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Black Holes in General Relativity.-