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Black Holes: Theory and Observation : Proceedings of the 179th W.E. Heraeus Seminar Held at Bad Honnef, Germany, 18-22 August 1997

By Friedrich W. Hehl , Claus Kiefer , Jean-Pierre Luminet (auth.) , Ralph J.K. Metzler (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1998
ISBN
3-540-65158-6), 3540651586
DOI
10.1007/b13593
ISSN
0075-8450
LCC
QB843.B55 W4 1997
Open Library ID
OL385009M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3421284 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 514
Edition
1
Pages
519\511
Library
kolxoz
DPI
200
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00
Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Classical and QuaRelativity Theory

Description

Einstein's gravitational theory predicts the existence of black holes, objects so dense that light cannot escape their gravitational field. Several types of black hole may exist: mini black holes, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes with millions of solar masses. Experimental evidence for the existence of stellar and supermassive black holes continues to mount, so what was once considered to be science! fiction, has now become reality. This book gives a broad comprehensive introduction and, at the same time, an overview of all aspects of black hole physics. It should be comprehensible to all students in physics, astrophysics, and mathematics. A well-illustrated introduction, selected exercises, and a number of pictures and diagrams help to make the content more accessible. The text discusses observations of black holes in galactic centres and binary systems, a theory of accretion disks, the general relativistic description of black holes, as well as the thermodynamics of black holes and Hawking radiation.

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