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Record Nr.

UNISA996198771003316

Autore

Romero Gustavo E

Titolo

Introduction to Black Hole Astrophysics [[electronic resource] /] / by Gustavo E. Romero, Gabriela S. Vila

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-642-39596-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 318 p. 96 illus., 47 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 876

Disciplina

523.01

Soggetti

Astrophysics

Gravitation

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Space-time and Gravitation -- Black Holes -- Black Hole Physics -- Accretion onto Black Holes -- Jets -- Evidence for Black Holes -- Wormholes and Exotic Objects -- Black Holes and Cosmology -- Topology and Manifolds -- Selected and Annotated Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is based on the lecture notes of a one-semester course on black hole astrophysics givenĀ  by the author and is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in astrophysics. The material included goes beyond that found in classic textbooks and presents details on astrophysical manifestations of black holes. In particular, jet physics and detailed accounts of objects like microquasars, active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursts, and ultra-luminous X-ray sources are covered, as well as advanced topics like black holes in alternative theories of gravity. The author avoids unnecessary technicalities and to some degree the book is self-contained. The reader will find some basic general relativity tools in Chapter 1. The appendices provide some additional mathematical details that will be useful for further study, and a guide to the bibliography on the subject.