عنوان

Introduction to black hole astrophysics /

(Number (ISBN

3642395961 (electronic bk.)

(Number (ISBN

9783642395963 (electronic bk.)

Erroneous ISBN

3642395953 (print)

Erroneous ISBN

9783642395956

Erroneous ISBN

9783642395956 (print)

Number

b435090

Title Proper

Introduction to black hole astrophysics /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Gustavo E. Romero, Gabriela S. Vila

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Series Title

Lecture notes in physics,

Volume Designation

volume 876

ISSN of Series

1616-6361 ;

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Space-time and Gravitation -- Black Holes -- Black Hole Physics -- Accretion onto Black Holes -- Jets -- Evidence for Black Holes -- Wormholes and Exotic Objects -- Black Holes and Cosmology -- Topology and Manifolds

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Text of Note

This book is based on the lecture notes of a one-semester course on black hole astrophysics given by the author and is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in astrophysics. The material included goes beyond that found in classic textbooks and presents details on astrophysical manifestations of black holes. In particular, jet physics and detailed accounts of objects like microquasars, active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursts, and ultra-luminous X-ray sources are covered, as well as advanced topics like black holes in alternative theories of gravity. The author avoids unnecessary technicalities and to some degree the book is self-contained. The reader will find some basic general relativity tools in Chapter 1. The appendices provide some additional mathematical details that will be useful for further study, and a guide to the bibliography on the subject

International Standard Book Number

9783642395956

Black holes (Astronomy)

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Physics

PHVB

SCI005000

Number

Edition

Class number

Romero, Gustavo E.

Vila, Gabriela S.

Ohio Library and Information Network

Date of Transaction

20150609114009.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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