Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
All labels observed (2)
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| Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays canonical | 1 |
| essay "The Future of the Universe and Black Holes" | 1 |
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Target entity: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Context triple: [Stephen Hawking, notableWork, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays]
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A.
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes is a landmark monograph that presents a rigorous, comprehensive treatment of the physics and mathematics underlying black hole solutions in general relativity.
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Bardeen black hole model
The Bardeen black hole model is a theoretical proposal of a regular (non-singular) black hole solution in general relativity that avoids the central singularity by coupling gravity to nonlinear electrodynamics.
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Bekenstein–Hawking entropy
Bekenstein–Hawking entropy is the thermodynamic entropy associated with a black hole, proportional to the area of its event horizon and fundamental in linking gravity, quantum theory, and thermodynamics.
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Hawking radiation
Hawking radiation is the theoretical blackbody radiation predicted to be emitted by black holes due to quantum effects near the event horizon, causing them to lose mass and eventually evaporate.
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E.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Target entity description: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
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A.
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes is a landmark monograph that presents a rigorous, comprehensive treatment of the physics and mathematics underlying black hole solutions in general relativity.
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B.
Bardeen black hole model
The Bardeen black hole model is a theoretical proposal of a regular (non-singular) black hole solution in general relativity that avoids the central singularity by coupling gravity to nonlinear electrodynamics.
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C.
Bekenstein–Hawking entropy
Bekenstein–Hawking entropy is the thermodynamic entropy associated with a black hole, proportional to the area of its event horizon and fundamental in linking gravity, quantum theory, and thermodynamics.
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D.
Hawking radiation
Hawking radiation is the theoretical blackbody radiation predicted to be emitted by black holes due to quantum effects near the event horizon, causing them to lose mass and eventually evaporate.
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E.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| basedOn | public lectures by Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| containsAutobiographicalMaterial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | A Brief History of Time ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
popular perception of black holes
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public understanding of cosmology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay "A Brief History of A Brief History"
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essay "A Brief History of Relativity" ⓘ essay "Black Holes and Baby Universes" ⓘ essay "Does God Play Dice?" ⓘ essay "Is Everything Determined?" ⓘ essay "My Brief History" ⓘ Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
essay "The Future of the Universe and Black Holes"
essay "The Future of the Universe" ⓘ essay "The Origin of the Universe" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| subject |
baby universes
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black holes ⓘ cosmological singularities ⓘ cosmology ⓘ disability ⓘ future of humanity ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ science and society ⓘ space exploration ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ time ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| topic |
Big Bang
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Hawking radiation ⓘ multiverse ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ |
| writingStyle | non-technical ⓘ |
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
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essay "The Future of the Universe and Black Holes"