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Black holes are one of the most fascinating predictions of general relativity. They are the natural product of the complete gravitational collapse of matter and today we have a body of observational evidence supporting the existence of black holes in the Universe. However, general relativity predicts that at the center of black holes there are spacetime singularities, where predictability is lost and standard physics breaks down. It is widely believed that spacetime singularities are a symptom of the limitations of general relativity and must be solved within a theory of quantum gravity. Since we do not have yet any mature and reliable candidate for a quantum gravity theory, researchers have studied toy-models of singularity-free black holes and of singularity-free gravitational collapses in order to explore possible implications of the yet unknown theory of quantum gravity. This book reviews all main models of regular black holes and non-singular gravitational collapses proposed in the literature, and discuss the theoretical and observational implications of these scenarios.

Astrophysics. --- Astronomy --- Cosmology. --- General relativity (Physics). --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- General Relativity. --- Observations. --- Relativistic theory of gravitation --- Relativity theory, General --- Gravitation --- Physics --- Relativity (Physics) --- Deism --- Metaphysics --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Black holes (Astronomy) --- General relativity (Physics)

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This text provides a definitive proof of global nonlinear stability of Minkowski space-time as a solution of the Einstein-Klein-Gordon equations of general relativity. Along the way, a novel robust analytical framework is developed, which extends to more general matter models.

General relativity (Physics). --- Klein-Gordon equation. --- Mathematical physics. --- Quantum field theory. --- SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational. --- Addition. --- Algebraic structure. --- Antiderivative. --- Approximation. --- Asymptote. --- Asymptotic analysis. --- Bending. --- Big O notation. --- Bootstrapping (statistics). --- Calculation. --- Cauchy distribution. --- Coefficient. --- Combination. --- Compact space. --- Complex number. --- Computation. --- Conserved quantity. --- Coordinate system. --- Coordinate-free. --- Covariant derivative. --- Derivative. --- Differential operator. --- Dispersion relation. --- Einstein field equations. --- Energy functional. --- Equation. --- Estimation. --- Exponential growth. --- Foliation. --- Fourier analysis. --- Fourier transform. --- Function (mathematics). --- Function space. --- General relativity. --- Geodesic. --- Geodesics in general relativity. --- Geographic coordinate system. --- Geometry. --- Global analysis. --- Globality. --- High frequency. --- Hyperboloid. --- Hypersurface. --- Hypothesis. --- Implementation. --- Ingredient. --- Integration by parts. --- Interpolation inequality. --- Klein–Gordon equation. --- Light cone. --- Local coordinates. --- Mathematical optimization. --- Metric tensor (general relativity). --- Metric tensor. --- Minkowski space. --- Momentum. --- Monograph. --- Monotonic function. --- Nonlinear system. --- Optics. --- Parametrization. --- Partial differential equation. --- Pointwise. --- Poisson bracket. --- Quantity. --- Remainder. --- Result. --- Riemann curvature tensor. --- Scalar field. --- Scattering. --- Schwarzschild metric. --- Scientific notation. --- Second fundamental form. --- Simultaneous equations. --- Small data. --- Small number. --- Sobolev space. --- Soliton. --- Space. --- Stability theory. --- Stress–energy tensor. --- Support (mathematics). --- Symmetrization. --- Theorem. --- Time derivative. --- Timelike Infinity. --- Trace (linear algebra). --- Two-dimensional space. --- Vacuum. --- Vector field. --- Very low frequency. --- Relativistic quantum field theory --- Field theory (Physics) --- Quantum theory --- Relativity (Physics) --- Physical mathematics --- Physics --- Schrödinger-Klein-Gordon equation --- Quantum field theory --- Wave equation --- Relativistic theory of gravitation --- Relativity theory, General --- Gravitation --- Mathematics --- General relativity (Physics) --- Science. --- Physics.