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Astrophysical Black Holes
Francesco Haardt (Ed.)
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Description for Astrophysical Black Holes
Paperback. Editor(s): Haardt, Francesco; Gorini, Vittorio; Moschella, Ugo; Treves, Aldo; Colpi, Monica. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHDV; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Based on graduate school lectures in contemporary relativity and gravitational physics, this book gives a complete and unified picture of the present status of theoretical and observational properties of astrophysical black holes. The chapters are written by internationally recognized specialists. They cover general theoretical aspects of black hole astrophysics, the theory of accretion and ejection of gas and jets, stellar-sized black holes observed in the Milky Way, the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes in galactic centers and quasars as well as their influence on the dynamics in galactic nuclei. The final chapter addresses analytical relativity of black holes ... Read more
Based on graduate school lectures in contemporary relativity and gravitational physics, this book gives a complete and unified picture of the present status of theoretical and observational properties of astrophysical black holes. The chapters are written by internationally recognized specialists. They cover general theoretical aspects of black hole astrophysics, the theory of accretion and ejection of gas and jets, stellar-sized black holes observed in the Milky Way, the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes in galactic centers and quasars as well as their influence on the dynamics in galactic nuclei. The final chapter addresses analytical relativity of black holes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319194158
SKU
V9783319194158
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Ref
99-15
About Francesco Haardt (Ed.)
The editors and the chapter authors are all internationally well-known and highly reputable specialists in the field of black hole astrophysics.
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