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Black Holes

Editor: Jean-Pierre Luminet, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon

Date Published: September 1992
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521409063

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Black holes are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating discoveries of modern astronomy, and their description one of the most daring intellectual feats of modern times. They have already become legendary, forming the basis of many myths, fantasies and science fiction movies. Are they really the monsters which devour light and stars; bottomless celestial pits into which all matter is sucked and crushed? Are they an observable reality, or are they just hypothetical objects from the theory of relativity? In answering such questions the author takes us on a fabulous journey through space and time. Dr Jean-Pierre Luminet is an astronomer at Meudon Observatory in France, a specialist on the subject of black holes, and has also acquired a reputation for being a gifted writer and communicator. In this book he makes the subject of black holes accessible to any interested reader, who will need no mathematical background.
- Are black holes really the bottomless celestial pits into which all matter is sucked and crushed?
- Are they an observable reality or just a hypothetical product of the theory of relativity?
- This book uncovers one of the most fascinating discoveries of modern astronomy
- Discover one of the most daring intellectual feats of modern times
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'… a fascinating book that demands to be read not once but probably several times … Luminet's writing is such that this is a pleasure not a chore.' Christine Sutton, Endeavour
'… a highly instructive book … excellent graphics …' Webb Society Reviews
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Product details
- Date Published: September 1992
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521409063
- length: 336 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.475kg
- contains: 71 b/w illus. 3 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Foreword to the French edition
Foreword to the English edition
Acknowledgements
Part I. Gravitation and Light:
1. First fruits
2. Relativity
3. Curved space-time
Part II. Exquisite Corpses:
4. Chronicle of the twilight years
5. Ashes and diamonds
6. Supernovae
7. Pulsars
8. Gravitation triumphant
Part III. Light Assassinated:
9. The far horizon
10. Illuminations
11. A descent into the maelstrom
12. Map games
13. The black hole machine
14. The quantum black hole
Part IV. Light Regained:
15. Primordial black holes
16. The zoo of X-ray stars
17. Giant black holes
18. Gravitational light
19. The black hole Universe
Appendices
Bibliography
Name index
Subject index.
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Jean-Pierre Luminet, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon