Einstein's monsters : the life and times of black holes

Impey, Chris2019

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Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, yet every galaxy harbours a black hole at its centre. In Einstein's Monsters, Chris Impey builds on this profound discovery to explore questions at the cutting edge of cosmology, such as what happens if you travel into a black hole and whether the galaxy or its black hole came first. Impey chronicles the role black holes have played in theoretical physics. He then describes the phenomena that scientists have witnessed while observing black holes: dozens of stars swarming around the dark object at the centre of our galaxy; black holes performing gravitational waltzes with normal stars; the cymbal clash of two black holes colliding, releasing ripples in spacetime. Einstein's Monsters is the incredible story of one of the most enigmatic entities in nature.

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Main title:

Einstein's monsters : the life and times of black holes / Chris Impey.

Author:

Impey, Chris

Edition:

First edition.

Imprint:

Collation:

xix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Evidence for black holes, large and small. The heart of darkness -- Black holes from star death -- Supermassive black holes -- Gravitational engines -- Black holes, past, present, and future. The lives of black holes -- Black holes as tests of gravity -- Seeing with gravity eyes -- The fate of black holes.

ISBN:

9781324000938

Dewey class:

523.8875

Language:

English

Added title:

Life and times of black holes

Subject:

Black holes (Astronomy)Gravitation

BRN:

362517