Gravity's fatal attraction : black holes in the universe / Mitchell Begelman, University of Colorada Boulder, Martin Rees, University of Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Begelman, Mitchell C., author.

Rees, Martin J., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black holes (Astronomy).

Quasars.

Physical Description:

ix, 322 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses what we've learned about their nature and their role in cosmic evolution. This thoroughly updated third edition covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including the discovery of gravitational waves from merging black holes and neutron stars, the first close-up images of the region near a black hole event horizon, and observations of debris from stars torn apart when they ventured too close to a supermassive black hole"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Gravity Triumphant

2. Stars and Their Fates

3. Black Holes in Our Backyard

4. Galaxies and Their Nuclei

5. Quasars and Kin

6. Jets

7. Blasts from the Past

8. Black Holes in Hibernation

9. Cosmic Feedback

10. Postcards from the Edge

11. Gravitational Waves

12. Through the Horizon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Begelman, Mitchell Craig, 1953- Gravity's fatal attraction

ISBN:

9781108819053

1108819052

OCLC:

1154101959

Publisher Number:

99985841824