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Supermassive Black Holes in the Distant Universe
A.J. (University Of Hawaii) . Ed(S): Barger
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Paperback. Editor(s): Barger, A.J. (University of Hawaii). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Quasars, and the menagerie of other galaxies with "unusual nuclei", now collectively known as Active Galactic Nuclei or AGN, have, in one form or another, sparked the interest of astronomers for over 60 years. The only known mechanism that can explain the staggering amounts of energy emitted by the innermost regions of these systems is gravitational energy release by matter falling towards a supermassive black hole --- a black hole whose mass is millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun. AGN emit radiation at all wavelengths. X-rays originating at a distance of a few times the event ... Read more
Quasars, and the menagerie of other galaxies with "unusual nuclei", now collectively known as Active Galactic Nuclei or AGN, have, in one form or another, sparked the interest of astronomers for over 60 years. The only known mechanism that can explain the staggering amounts of energy emitted by the innermost regions of these systems is gravitational energy release by matter falling towards a supermassive black hole --- a black hole whose mass is millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun. AGN emit radiation at all wavelengths. X-rays originating at a distance of a few times the event ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048166626
SKU
V9789048166626
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