Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe : Proceedings of a Conference held in Calcutta, India, January 10-17, 1998 /
A conference on 'Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe' was held in Calcutta during January 10-17, 1998. This was the first time that experts had gathered to debate and discuss topics such as: Should black holes exist? If so, how to detect them? Have we found them? This bo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer,
1999.
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| Series: | Astrophysics and space science library ;
234. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A conference on 'Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe' was held in Calcutta during January 10-17, 1998. This was the first time that experts had gathered to debate and discuss topics such as: Should black holes exist? If so, how to detect them? Have we found them? This book is the essence of this gathering. <br/> Black holes are enigmatic objects since it is impossible to locate them through direct observations. State-of-the-art theoretical works and numerical simulations have given us enough clues of what to look for. Observations, from both ground and space-based missions, have been able to find these tell-tale signatures. This book is a compendium of our present knowledge about these theories and observations. Combined, they give a thorough idea of whether black holes, galactic as well as extragalactic, have been detected or not. Forty-one experts of the subject have contributed to this volume to make it the most comprehensive to date. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (412 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401147507 (electronic bk.) 9401147507 (electronic bk.) |