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Title Einstein's monsters : the life and times of black holes / Chris Impey.
Author Impey, Chris, author.
Publisher New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Copyright ©2019
Description xix, 295 pages : illustrations, charts, photographs (black & white) ; 25 cm
Edition First Edition.
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 WB-Adult Collection  523.8875 IMP Nearby on shelf  3 0672 00314 3617 05-08-19  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Evidence for black holes, large and small. The heart of darkness -- Black holes from star death -- Supermassive black holes -- Gravitational engines -- Black holes, past, present, and future. The lives of black holes -- Black holes as tests of gravity -- Seeing with gravity eyes -- The fate of black holes.
Summary An astronomer and critically-acclaimed author answers questions on the cutting edge of astrophysics to explores the fascinating science of black holes and their role in theoretical physics from Einstein's equations of general relativity to testing string theory.
Subject Black holes (Astronomy) -- Popular works.
Gravitation -- Popular works.
Other title Life and times of black holes
ISBN 9781324000938
1324000937
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