Gravity's fatal attraction: black holes in the universe

"Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses what we've learned about their nature and their role in cosmic evolution. This thoroughly updated third edition covers...

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Hauptverfasser: Begelman, Mitchell (VerfasserIn), Rees, Martin 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY ; Melbourne, Australia Cambridge University Press [2021]
Ausgabe:Third edition
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Zusammenfassung:"Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses what we've learned about their nature and their role in cosmic evolution. This thoroughly updated third edition covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including the discovery of gravitational waves from merging black holes and neutron stars, the first close-up images of the region near a black hole event horizon, and observations of debris from stars torn apart when they ventured too close to a supermassive black hole"--
Beschreibung:ix, 322 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781108819053
1108819052

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