Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author Addresses
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Exact and inexact solutions of the Einstein field equations
- 3 Inertial forces in general relativity
- 4 Relativistic radiation hydrodynamics: a covariant theory of flux-limiters
- 5 Relativistic gravitational collapse
- 6 The cosmic censorship hypothesis
- 7 The Kerr metric: a gateway to the roots of gravity?
- 8 Galactic astronomy since 1950
- 9 Galaxy distribution functions
- 10 Nonlinear galaxy clustering
- 11 Quasars: progress and prospects
- 12 Decaying neutrinos in astronomy and cosmology
- 13 Cosmological principles
- 14 Anisotropic and inhomogeneous cosmologies
- 15 Mach's principle and isotropic singularities
- 16 Implications of superconductivity in cosmic string theory
- 17 The formation and evaporation of primordial black holes
- 18 Evaporation of two dimensional black holes
- 19 Topology and topology change in general relativity
- 20 Decoherence of the cluttered quantum vacuum
- 21 Quantum non-locality and complex reality
- 22 The different levels of connections between science and objective reality
17 - The formation and evaporation of primordial black holes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author Addresses
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Exact and inexact solutions of the Einstein field equations
- 3 Inertial forces in general relativity
- 4 Relativistic radiation hydrodynamics: a covariant theory of flux-limiters
- 5 Relativistic gravitational collapse
- 6 The cosmic censorship hypothesis
- 7 The Kerr metric: a gateway to the roots of gravity?
- 8 Galactic astronomy since 1950
- 9 Galaxy distribution functions
- 10 Nonlinear galaxy clustering
- 11 Quasars: progress and prospects
- 12 Decaying neutrinos in astronomy and cosmology
- 13 Cosmological principles
- 14 Anisotropic and inhomogeneous cosmologies
- 15 Mach's principle and isotropic singularities
- 16 Implications of superconductivity in cosmic string theory
- 17 The formation and evaporation of primordial black holes
- 18 Evaporation of two dimensional black holes
- 19 Topology and topology change in general relativity
- 20 Decoherence of the cluttered quantum vacuum
- 21 Quantum non-locality and complex reality
- 22 The different levels of connections between science and objective reality
Summary
It is a great pleasure to speak at this meeting since it gives me a chance to acknowledge the great influence Dennis Sciama has had on my life. It was Dennis who first introduced me to relativity as an undergraduate at Cambridge in 1968 and it was through a popular lecture he gave to the Cambridge University Astronomical Society in that year that I first learnt about the microwave background radiation. I well recall his remark that he was “wearing sackcloth and ashes” as a result of his previous endorsement of the Steady State theory. This made a great impression on me and was an important factor in my later choosing to do research in Big Bang cosmology. When I was accepted as a PhD student by Stephen Hawking, I was therefore delighted to become Dennis' academic grandson. (Incidentally since Stephen has related how he had originally wanted to do his PhD under Fred Hoyle, having never heard of Dennis, I must confess - with some embarrassment - that, when I applied for a PhD, I had never heard of Stephen!) The subject of my PhD thesis was primordial black holes, so it seems appropriate that I should talk on this topic at this meeting, especially as Dennis was my PhD examiner.
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- The Renaissance of General Relativity and CosmologyA Survey to Celebrate the 65th Birthday of Dennis Sciama, pp. 258 - 273Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993
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