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This book consists of about 20 lectures on theoretical and observational aspects of astrophysical black holes, by experts in the field. The basic principles and astrophysical applications of the black hole magnetosphere and the Blandford-Znajek process are reviewed in detail, as well as accretion by black holes, black hole X-Ray binaries, black holes with cosmic strings, and so on. Recent advances in X-Ray observations of galactic black holes and new understanding of supermassive black holes in AGNs and normal galaxies are also discussed.

Black holes (Astronomy) --- Astrophysics

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Découverts par hasard au début des années soixante, les quasars sont les astres les plus lumineux et les plus distants de l'Univers. Leur puissance vertigineuse est produite dans une région absolument minuscule. On conçoit donc aisément combien ils ont suscité d'intérêt, tant par les phénomènes extraordinaires qui y sont en jeu, que par leurs distances qui en font des sondes de l'Univers lointain et de son passé. On a mis presque vingt ans à admettre qu'ils tiraient leur puissance de la présence d'un trou noir géant en leur sein, et encore vingt autres années à se convaincre que la plupart des galaxies, et même la Voie lactée, contiennent de tels trous noirs qui sont les cadavres des quasars du passé. L'histoire des quasars permet mieux que toute autre d'illustrer le cheminement erratique de la science. Elle montre comment une discipline finit par se structurer après un demi-siècle d'errance, pour déboucher sur un modèle physique cohérent et sur une nouvelle vision de la structuration de l'Univers et de l'évolution des galaxies. Suzy Collin-Zahn est astronome à l'Observatoire de Paris-Meudon. Elle a participé à cette histoire.

Quasars. --- Black holes (Astronomy)

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In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life itself. They may have contributed as much as half of all the radiation produced after the Big Bang, and as many as 200 million of them may now be lurking through the vast expanses of the observable cosmos. In this elegant, non-technical account, Melia conveys for the general reader the excitement generated by the quest to expose what these giant distortions in the fabric of space and time have to say about our origin and ultimate destiny.

Black holes (Astronomy) --- Frozen stars --- Compact objects (Astronomy) --- Gravitational collapse --- Stars

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Black holes and gravitational radiation are two of the most dramatic predictions of general relativity. The quest for rotating black holes - discovered by Roy P. Kerr as exact solutions to the Einstein equations - is one of the most exciting challenges facing physicists and astronomers. Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae takes the reader through the theory of gravitational radiation and rotating black holes, and the phenomenology of GRB-supernovae. Topics covered include Kerr black holes and the frame-dragging of spacetime, luminous black holes, compact tori around black holes, and black-hole spin interactions. It concludes with a discussion of prospects for gravitational-wave detections of a long-duration burst in gravitational-waves as a method of choice for identifying Kerr black holes in the Universe. This book is ideal for a special topics graduate course on gravitational-wave astronomy and as an introduction to those interested in this contemporary development in physics.

Black holes (Astronomy). --- Gravitational waves. --- Supernovae. --- Black holes (Astronomy) --- Supernovas --- Cataclysmic variable stars --- X-ray sources, Galactic --- Gravitational radiation --- Gravity waves (Astrophysics) --- General relativity (Physics) --- Gravitational fields --- Radiation --- Waves --- Frozen stars --- Compact objects (Astronomy) --- Gravitational collapse --- Stars

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What is a black hole? How many of them are in our Universe? Can black holes be created in a laboratory or in particle colliders? Can objects similar to black holes be used for space and time travel? This text discusses these and many other questions providing the reader with the tools required to explore the Black Hole Land independently.

Black holes (Astronomy) --- Gravitational collapse. --- Stars --- Stellar evolution --- Evolution --- Compact objects (Astronomy) --- Collapse, Gravitational --- Frozen stars --- Gravitational collapse --- Evolution. --- 524.8 --- 524.8 The Universe. Metagalaxy. Cosmology --- The Universe. Metagalaxy. Cosmology --- Black holes (Astronomy). --- Science --- Astrophysics & Space Science. --- Cosmology.