Exploring Black Holes
Author | : Edwin F. Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Black holes (Astronomy) |
ISBN | : 9780321512864 |
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Author | : Edwin F. Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Black holes (Astronomy) |
ISBN | : 9780321512864 |
Author | : Laura Hamilton Waxman |
Publisher | : Lerner Digital ™ |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512476676 |
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What space objects can have millions of times more mass than our Sun, but they remain invisible? Black holes! Their gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. In this book, you'll learn about one of the amazing wonders of space. As part of the Searchlight BooksTM collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What's Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!
Author | : Kip S Thorne |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780393312768 |
In this masterfully written and brilliantly informed work, Dr. Rhorne, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, leads readers through an elegant, always human, tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question: what principles control our universe and why do physicists think they know what they know? Features an introduction by Stephen Hawking.
Author | : Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano |
Publisher | : Charlesbridge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1623543088 |
A black hole isn't really a hole . . . is it? Get ready to S-T-R-E-T-C-H your mind with this beloved and best-selling science book. Updated with an all-new chapter about the first black-hole image ever! What are black holes, what causes them, and how the heck did scientists discover them? Acclaimed STEM writer Carolyn DeCristofano's playful text shares how astronomers find black holes, introduces our nearest black-hole neighbors, and provides an excellent introduction to an extremely complex scientific topic. Gorgeous space paintings supplement real telescopic images, and funny doodles and speech bubbles keep the content light and fun.
Author | : Steven S. Gubser |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2017-09-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1400888298 |
Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein’s 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 reality—a 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 research—and 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 “laboratories” 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 observatories’ detection of the distinctive gravitational wave “chirp” of two colliding black holes—the first direct observation of black holes’ 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.
Author | : Edwin F. Taylor |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Professional |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
"The metric helps to answer every scientific question about (nonquantum) features of spacetime surrounding a black hole, every possible question about trajectories of light and satellites around the black hole as well as around more familiar centers of attraction such as Earth and Sun. The metric for a rotating black hole may tell us about quasars, the most powerful steady energy sources in the Universe. The black-hole metric brings preliminary insights about the history and structure of the Cosmos." "Using the metric requires only algebra, elementary differential calculus, and a handful of integrals. This modest mathematics opens the subject to the interested person and paves the way to a deeper study of general relativity for one who will discover new truth about this strange and beautiful Universe, our home."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Sara Latta |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2017-08 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512415685 |
Explore the cutting-edge science of black hole research and discover fascinating interviews with respected scientists in the field.
Author | : Jean-Pierre Luminet |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1992-08-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521409063 |
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.
Author | : James Roland |
Publisher | : Space Discovery Guides |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512425869 |
-This book explores the latest discoveries about black holes while also exploring various theories and discoveries throughout history and even looking into the future.---
Author | : Mary Kay Carson |
Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2013-06 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1613745478 |
Tracing the evolution of humankind's pursuit of astronomical knowledge, this resource looks deep into the furthest reaches of space. Children will follow along as the realization that the Earth is not at the center of the universe leads all the way up to recent telescopic proof of planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. In addition to its engaging history, this book contains 21 hands-on projects to further explore the subjects discussed. Readers will build a three-dimensional representation of the constellation Orion, see how the universe expands using an inflating balloon, and construct a reflecting telescope out of a makeup mirror and a magnifying glass. It also includes small biographies of famous astronomers, a time line of major scientific discoveries, a glossary of technical terms, and dozens of full-color images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.