Marknadens största urval
Snabb leverans

The Little Book of Black Holes

Om The Little Book of Black Holes

Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes Black holes, predicted by Albert EinsteinΓÇÖs general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that black holes were mathematical solutions to his equations, he never accepted their physical realityΓÇöa viewpoint many shared. This all changed in the 1960s and 1970s, when a deeper conceptual understanding of black holes developed just as new observations revealed the existence of quasars and X-ray binary star systems, whose mysterious properties could be explained by the presence of black holes. Black holes have since been the subject of intense researchΓÇöand the physics governing how they behave and affect their surroundings is stranger and more mind-bending than any fiction. After introducing the basics of the special and general theories of relativity, this book describes black holes both as astrophysical objects and theoretical ΓÇ£laboratoriesΓÇ¥ in which physicists can test their understanding of gravitational, quantum, and thermal physics. From Schwarzschild black holes to rotating and colliding black holes, and from gravitational radiation to Hawking radiation and information loss, Steven Gubser and Frans Pretorius use creative thought experiments and analogies to explain their subject accessibly. They also describe the decades-long quest to observe the universe in gravitational waves, which recently resulted in the LIGO observatoriesΓÇÖ detection of the distinctive gravitational wave ΓÇ£chirpΓÇ¥ of two colliding black holesΓÇöthe first direct observation of black holesΓÇÖ existence. The Little Book of Black Holes takes readers deep into the mysterious heart of the subject, offering rare clarity of insight into the physics that makes black holes simple yet destructive manifestations of geometric destiny.

Visa mer
  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691163727
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 200
  • Utgiven:
  • 10. oktober 2017
  • Mått:
  • 223x148x19 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 454 g.
  I lager
Leveranstid: 4-7 vardagar
Förväntad leverans: 19. november 2024

Beskrivning av The Little Book of Black Holes

Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes
Black holes, predicted by Albert EinsteinΓÇÖs general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that black holes were mathematical solutions to his equations, he never accepted their physical realityΓÇöa viewpoint many shared. This all changed in the 1960s and 1970s, when a deeper conceptual understanding of black holes developed just as new observations revealed the existence of quasars and X-ray binary star systems, whose mysterious properties could be explained by the presence of black holes. Black holes have since been the subject of intense researchΓÇöand the physics governing how they behave and affect their surroundings is stranger and more mind-bending than any fiction.
After introducing the basics of the special and general theories of relativity, this book describes black holes both as astrophysical objects and theoretical ΓÇ£laboratoriesΓÇ¥ in which physicists can test their understanding of gravitational, quantum, and thermal physics. From Schwarzschild black holes to rotating and colliding black holes, and from gravitational radiation to Hawking radiation and information loss, Steven Gubser and Frans Pretorius use creative thought experiments and analogies to explain their subject accessibly. They also describe the decades-long quest to observe the universe in gravitational waves, which recently resulted in the LIGO observatoriesΓÇÖ detection of the distinctive gravitational wave ΓÇ£chirpΓÇ¥ of two colliding black holesΓÇöthe first direct observation of black holesΓÇÖ existence.
The Little Book of Black Holes takes readers deep into the mysterious heart of the subject, offering rare clarity of insight into the physics that makes black holes simple yet destructive manifestations of geometric destiny.

Användarnas betyg av The Little Book of Black Holes



Hitta liknande böcker
Boken The Little Book of Black Holes finns i följande kategorier:

Gör som tusentals andra bokälskare

Prenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev för att få fantastiska erbjudanden och inspiration för din nästa läsning.