Astrophysics of Black Holes : From Fundamental Aspects to Latest Developments / edited by Cosimo Bambi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bambi, Cosimo., Editor.

Series:

Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 2214-7985 ; 440

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrophysics.

Gravitation.

Classical and Quantum Gravity.

Local Subjects:

Astrophysics.

Classical and Quantum Gravity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 207 p. 35 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This book discusses the state of the art of the basic theoretical and observational topics related to black hole astrophysics. It covers all the main topics in this wide field, from the theory of accretion disks and formation mechanisms of jet and outflows, to their observed electromagnetic spectrum, and attempts to measure the spin of these objects. Black holes are one of the most fascinating predictions of general relativity and are currently a very hot topic in both physics and astrophysics. In the last five years there have been significant advances in our understanding of these systems, and in the next five years it should become possible to use them to test fundamental physics, in particular to predict the general relativity in the strong field regime. The book is both a reference work for researchers and a textbook for graduate students.

Contents:

Preface

Black Hole Accretion Discs

Black hole X-ray binaries

Measuring spin: implications for our understanding of black hole accretion physics

Jet and wind from black hole accretion flows

Gravitational Waves: a new tool for observing the Universe

A brief review of relativistic gravitational collapse

General relativity in a nutshell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-662-52859-2