Gravity's fatal attraction : black holes in the universe /
Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered and discusses what we've learned about their nature and their role in cosmic evolution. This thoroughly updated third edition covers new di...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered and discusses what we've learned about their nature and their role in cosmic evolution. This thoroughly updated third edition covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including the discovery of gravitational waves from merging black holes and neutron stars, the first close-up images of the region near a black hole event horizon, and observations of debris from stars torn apart when they ventured too close to a supermassive black hole. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 322 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108819053 1108819052 |