ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 71 10 16 v 1 6 N ov 1 99 7 Three Dimensional Distorted Black Holes : Initial Data and Evolution

ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 71 20 17 v 1 3 D ec 1 99 7 UAHEP 9714 Microfield Dynamics of Black Holes

The microcanonical treatment of black holes as opposed to the canonical formulation is reviewed and some major differences are displayed. In particular the decay rates are compared in the two different pictures.

ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 51 10 48 v 1 1 6 N ov 1 99 5 Two lectures on Two - Dimensional Gravity ∗

ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 71 20 17 v 2 3 D ec 1 99 7 UAHEP 9714 Microfield Dynamics of Black Holes

The microcanonical treatment of black holes as opposed to the canonical formulation is reviewed and some major differences are displayed. In particular the decay rates are compared in the two different pictures.

ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 71 10 45 v 1 1 3 N ov 1 99 7 Gravitational Capture of Cosmic Strings by a Black Hole ∗

The gravitational interaction of an infinitely long cosmic string with a Schwarzschild black hole is studied. We consider a straight string that is initially at a great distance and moving at some initial velocity v (0 < v < c) towards the black hole. The equations of motion of the string are solved numerically to obtain the dependence of the capture impact parameter on the initial velocity. PA...

ar X iv : g r - qc / 9 71 20 19 v 1 3 D ec 1 99 7 Lecture Notes on General Relativity

These notes represent approximately one semester’s worth of lectures on introductory general relativity for beginning graduate students in physics. Topics include manifolds, Riemannian geometry, Einstein’s equations, and three applications: gravitational radiation, black holes, and cosmology. Individual chapters, and potentially updated versions, can be found at http://itp.ucsb.edu/~carroll/not...