Bibliograph

Gravity's fatal attraction, black holes in the universe, Mitchell Begelman, University of Colorada Boulder, Martin Rees, University of Cambridge

Type

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Gravity's fatal attraction, black holes in the universe, Mitchell Begelman, University of Colorada Boulder, Martin Rees, University of Cambridge

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gravity's fatal attraction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1154101959

Responsibility statement

Mitchell Begelman, University of Colorada Boulder, Martin Rees, University of Cambridge

Sub title

black holes in the universe

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note:, 1., Gravity Triumphant, 2., Stars and Their Fates, 3., Black Holes in Our Backyard, 4., Galaxies and Their Nuclei, 5., Quasars and Kin, 6., Jets, 7., Blasts from the Past, 8., Black Holes in Hibernation, 9., Cosmic Feedback, 10., Postcards from the Edge, 11., Gravitational Waves, 12., Through the Horizon

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