LEADER 03901nam 2200697 450 001 9910464341703321 005 20210422203629.0 010 $a1-4008-5056-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400850563 035 $a(CKB)3710000000167641 035 $a(EBL)1680803 035 $a(OCoLC)883373077 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001265870 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11835118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001265870 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11242604 035 $a(PQKB)10883210 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1680803 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001059574 035 $a(DE-B1597)453999 035 $a(OCoLC)979905376 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400850563 035 $a(PPN)201965828 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1680803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10891156 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL625726 035 $a(OCoLC)883853005 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000167641 100 $a20140717h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat does a black hole look like? /$fCharles D. Bailyn 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey ;$aOxfordshire, England :$cPrinceton University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aPrinceton Frontiers in Physics 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-691-14882-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Introducing Black Holes: Event Horizons and Singularities --$t2. Accretion onto a Black Hole --$t3. Outflows and Jets --$t4. Stellar-Mass Black Holes --$t5. Supermassive Black Holes --$t6. Formation and Evolution of Black Holes --$t7. Do Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Exist? --$t8. Black Hole Spin --$t9. Detecting Black Holes through --$t10. Black Hole Exotica --$tGlossary --$tIndex 330 $aEmitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe--both physically and in our scientific understanding. Yet astronomers have found clear evidence for the existence of black holes, employing the same tools and techniques used to explore other celestial objects. In this sophisticated introduction, leading astronomer Charles Bailyn goes behind the theory and physics of black holes to describe how astronomers are observing these enigmatic objects and developing a remarkably detailed picture of what they look like and how they interact with their surroundings. Accessible to undergraduates and others with some knowledge of introductory college-level physics, this book presents the techniques used to identify and measure the mass and spin of celestial black holes. These key measurements demonstrate the existence of two kinds of black holes, those with masses a few times that of a typical star, and those with masses comparable to whole galaxies--supermassive black holes. The book provides a detailed account of the nature, formation, and growth of both kinds of black holes. The book also describes the possibility of observing theoretically predicted phenomena such as gravitational waves, wormholes, and Hawking radiation. A cutting-edge introduction to a subject that was once on the border between physics and science fiction, this book shows how black holes are becoming routine objects of empirical scientific study. 410 0$aPrinceton frontiers in physics. 606 $aBlack holes (Astronomy) 606 $aAstrophysics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBlack holes (Astronomy) 615 0$aAstrophysics. 676 $a523.8/875 686 $aUS 2200$2rvk 700 $aBailyn$b Charles D.$01040278 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464341703321 996 $aWhat does a black hole look like$92463007 997 $aUNINA