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Supermassive Black Holes in the Distant Universe
A.J. (University Of Hawaii) . Ed(S): Barger
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Hardback. Provides an overview of developments in studies of AGN and the evolution of supermassive black holes, with emphasis on the revolutionary results from the Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray Observatories. This book is intended for astronomers in general, X-ray astronomers, researchers working in the field of quasars and AGN. Editor(s): Barger, A.J. (University of Hawaii). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402024702
SKU
V9781402024702
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