Description: What Does a Black Hole Look Like?, Hardcover by Bailyn, Charles D., ISBN 0691148821, ISBN-13 9780691148823, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK "Emitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe--both physically and in our scientific understanding. Yet astronomers have found clear evidence for the existence of black holes, employing the same tools and techniques used to explore other celestial objects. In this sophisticated introduction, leading astronomer Charles Bailyn goes behind the theory and physics of black holes to describe how astronomers are observing these enigmatic objects and developing a remarkably detailed picture of what they look like and how they interact with their surroundings. Accessible to undergraduates and others with some knowledge of introductory college-level physics, this book presents the techniques used to identify and measure the mass and spin of celestial black holes. These key measurements demonstrate the existence of two kinds of black holes, those with masses a few times that of a typical star, and those with masses comparable to whole galaxies--supermassive black holes. Th provides a detailed account of the nature, formation, and growth of both kinds of black holes. Th also describes the possibility of observing theoretically predicted phenomena such as gravitational waves, wormholes, and Hawking radiation. A cutting-edge introduction to a subject that was once on the border between physics and science fiction, this book shows how black holes are becoming routine objects of empirical scientific study."--
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Book Title: What Does a Black Hole Look Like?
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: What Does a Black Hole Look Like?
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Physics
Item Height: 203 mm
Item Weight: 340 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Charles D. Bailyn
Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics
Item Width: 127 mm
Format: Hardcover
