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The Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way

By Andreas Eckart

Book information

Publisher
Imperial College Press
Year
2005
ISBN
1860945678, 9781860945670, 9781860947391
Open Library ID
OL22712783M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5117544 bytes)
Pages
307\307
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Reviewing the fundamental instrumental techniques and current observational results, this book unveils the mysteries of the physical processes in the central parsec of our Milky Way: the super-massive black hole embedded in a central stellar cluster as well as the gas and dust in the circumnuclear region. The observations described cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum from decimeter radio-waves to high energy X-ray and Оі-rays, and a comprehensive summary of up-to-date astrophysical interpretations is given. The emphasis is put on observational techniques, image processing aspects, and a detailed presentation of the most cutting-edge work carried out in the near-infrared wavelength regime. These recent results include both the first orbits of stars around the central black hole and the multiwavelength variability of the central source.

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