06043nam 2201441 450 991081722970332120210422203629.01-4008-5056-810.1515/9781400850563(CKB)3710000000167641(EBL)1680803(OCoLC)883373077(SSID)ssj0001265870(PQKBManifestationID)11835118(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001265870(PQKBWorkID)11242604(PQKB)10883210(MiAaPQ)EBC1680803(StDuBDS)EDZ0001059574(DE-B1597)453999(OCoLC)979905376(DE-B1597)9781400850563(Au-PeEL)EBL1680803(CaPaEBR)ebr10891156(CaONFJC)MIL625726(OCoLC)883853005(PPN)201965828(EXLCZ)99371000000016764120140717h20142014 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrWhat does a black hole look like? /Charles D. BailynCourse BookPrinceton, New Jersey ;Oxfordshire, England :Princeton University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (225 p.)Princeton Frontiers in PhysicsIncludes index.0-691-14882-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. Introducing Black Holes: Event Horizons and Singularities --2. Accretion onto a Black Hole --3. Outflows and Jets --4. Stellar-Mass Black Holes --5. Supermassive Black Holes --6. Formation and Evolution of Black Holes --7. Do Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Exist? --8. Black Hole Spin --9. Detecting Black Holes through --10. Black Hole Exotica --Glossary --IndexEmitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe--both physically and in our scientific understanding. Yet astronomers have found clear evidence for the existence of black holes, employing the same tools and techniques used to explore other celestial objects. In this sophisticated introduction, leading astronomer Charles Bailyn goes behind the theory and physics of black holes to describe how astronomers are observing these enigmatic objects and developing a remarkably detailed picture of what they look like and how they interact with their surroundings. Accessible to undergraduates and others with some knowledge of introductory college-level physics, this book presents the techniques used to identify and measure the mass and spin of celestial black holes. These key measurements demonstrate the existence of two kinds of black holes, those with masses a few times that of a typical star, and those with masses comparable to whole galaxies--supermassive black holes. The book provides a detailed account of the nature, formation, and growth of both kinds of black holes. The book also describes the possibility of observing theoretically predicted phenomena such as gravitational waves, wormholes, and Hawking radiation. A cutting-edge introduction to a subject that was once on the border between physics and science fiction, this book shows how black holes are becoming routine objects of empirical scientific study.Princeton frontiers in physics.Black holes (Astronomy)AstrophysicsBondi-Hoyle accretion.Hawking radiation.John Archibald Wheeler.Kerr black hole.Schwarzschild black hole.X-ray astronomy.X-ray detectors.X-ray sources.accretion disk.accretion disks.accretion energy.accretion flows.accretion.accretor mass.active galactic nuclei.astronomical literature.astronomical objects.astronomy.binary star system.black hole evolution.black hole formation.black holes.celestial sources.collimated emission beams.event horizon.event horizons.galaxy.gas flow geometry.general relativity.gravitational physics.gravitational potential energy.gravitational radiation.gravitational waves.infalling material.innermost stable circular orbit.intermediate-mass black holes.jets.kinetic energy.light travel.luminosity.mass infall rate.merging black holes.multiverses.nonspinning black hole.observational astrophysics.optical stars.outflows.quantum mechanics.quasars.quasi-stellar objects.radiation.relativity.scientific study.singularities.spinning black hole.star.stellar evolution.stellar-mass black holes.supermassive black holes.supernova explosions.supernovae.theoretical physics.wormholes.Black holes (Astronomy)Astrophysics.523.8/875US 2200rvkBailyn Charles D.1624424MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817229703321What does a black hole look like3959388UNINA