The irresistible attraction of gravity a journey to discover black holes Luciano Rezzolla, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rezzolla, L. (Luciano), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gravitation.

Black holes (Astronomy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

English edition

Other Title:

Journey to discover black holes

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023

Summary:

"This engaging book delves into the bizarre and often counter-intuitive world of gravitational physics. Join distinguished astrophysicist Professor Luciano Rezzolla on this virtual journey into Einstein's world of gravity, with each milestone presenting ever more fascinating aspects of gravitation. Through gentle exposure to concepts such as spacetime curvature and general relativity, you will discover some of the most curious consequences of gravitational physics, such as black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves. The author presents and explains one of the most impressive scientific achievements of recent times: the first image of a supermassive black hole. Written by one of the key scientists involved in producing these results, you'll get a behind-the-scenes view of how the image was captured and discover what happens to matter and light near a black hole"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Gravity ...attracts!

The fathers of gravity

Spacetime, curvature and gravity

How to bend spacetime

Neutron stars : wonders of physics

Black holes : champions of curvature

The first image of a black hole

Gravitational waves : curvature in motion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 24, 2023)

Other Format:

Print version Rezzolla, L. Irresistible attraction of gravity

ISBN:

9781009198776

1009198777

9781009198783

1009198785

OCLC:

1343870163

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license