Astrophysical Black Holes

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-19415-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 905, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4978 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics

Based on graduate school lectures in contemporary relativity and gravitational physics, this book gives a complete and unified picture of the present status of theoretical and observational properties of astrophysical black holes. The chapters are written by internationally recognized specialists. They cover general theoretical aspects of black hole astrophysics, the theory of accretion and ejection of gas and jets, stellar-sized black holes observed in the Milky Way, the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes in galactic centers and quasars as well as their influence on the dynamics in galactic nuclei. The final chapter addresses analytical relativity of black holes supporting theoretical understanding of the coalescence of black holes as well as being of great relevance in identifying gravitational wave signals.
With its introductory chapters the book is aimed at advanced graduate and post-graduate students, but it will also be useful for specialists.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haardt, Francesco

Gorini, Vittorio

Colpi, Monica

Moschella, Ugo

Treves, Aldo

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- An introduction to astrophysical black holes and their dynamical Production.- Warp propagation in astrophysical discs.- The balance of power: accretion and feedback in stellar mass black Holes.-  Observing Supermassive Black Holes across cosmic time: from phenomenology to physics.- Orbital Motion in Galactic Nuclei.- Star Formation and Dynamics in the Galactic Centre.- The effective-one-body approach to the general relativistic two body problem.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

The editors and the chapter authors are all internationally well-known and highly reputable specialists in the field of black hole astrophysics.