Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei.

Deep within galaxies like the Milky Way, astronomers have found a fascinating legacy of Einstein's general theory of relativity: supermassive black holes. Connected to the evolution of the galaxies that contain these black holes, galactic nuclei are the sites of uniquely energetic events, inclu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merritt, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Colección:Princeton series in astrophysics.
Temas:
Active galactic nuclei.
Galactic nuclei > Evolution.
Galaxies > Evolution.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Noyaux actifs de galaxies.
Noyaux galactiques > Évolution.
Galaxies > Évolution.
Trous noirs (Astronomie)
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
Acceleration.
Accretion (astrophysics).
Accretion disk.
Active galactic nucleus.
Age of the universe.
Andromeda Galaxy.
Angular momentum.
Approximation.
Apsis.
Astrometry.
Astronomer.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Binary star.
Box orbit.
Celestial mechanics.
Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Chronology of the universe.
Circular orbit.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Disc galaxy.
Dwarf elliptical galaxy.
Dwarf galaxy.
Dynamical friction.
Elliptic orbit.
Elliptical galaxy.
Elongation (astronomy).
Equations of motion.
Exoplanet.
Galactic Center.
Galactic astronomy.
Galaxy cluster.
Galaxy merger.
Galaxy rotation curve.
Globular cluster.
Gravitational collapse.
Gravitational potential.
Gravitational redshift.
Gravitational wave.
Gravitational-wave observatory.
Gravity.
Highly elliptical orbit.
Hubble Space Telescope.
Interferometry.
Intermediate-mass black hole.
Interstellar medium.
Interstellar travel.
Johannes Kepler.
Jupiter.
Kepler orbit.
Kepler problem.
Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
Luminosity function (astronomy).
Main sequence.
Mass distribution.
Mass segregation (astronomy).
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.
Milky Way.
Molecular cloud.
N-body simulation.
Neutron star.
Nuclear density.
Orbit.
Orbital decay.
Orbital eccentricity.
Orbital elements.
Orbital period.
Orbital plane (astronomy).
Particle physics.
Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics).
Phase space.
Planet.
Plasma (physics).
Precession.
Quasar.
Radiation pressure.
Radio galaxy.
Relaxation time.
Reverberation mapping.
Rotation period.
Semi-major and semi-minor axes.
Solar mass.
Spacecraft.
Spin (physics).
Spin-orbit interaction.
Spiral galaxy.
Star cluster.
Star formation.
Stellar collision.
Stellar density.
Stellar dynamics.
Stellar evolution.
Stellar kinematics.
Stellar mass.
Supermassive black hole.
Supernova.
Synchrotron radiation.
Triangulum Galaxy.
Velocity dispersion.
X-ray binary.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
  • Chapter 2 OBSERVATIONS OF GALACTIC NUCLEI AND SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
  • 2.1 Structure of galaxies and galactic nuclei
  • 2.2 Techniques for weighing black holes
  • 2.3 Supermassive black holes in the Local Group
  • 2.4 Phenomenology
  • 2.5 Evidence for intermediate-mass black holes
  • 2.6 Evidence for binary and multiple supermassive black holes
  • 2.7 Gravitational waves
  • Chapter 3 COLLISIONLESS EQUILIBRIA
  • 3.1 Orbits, integrals, and steady states
  • 3.2 Spherical nuclei
  • 3.3 The adiabatic growth model
  • 3.4 Axisymmetric nuclei
  • 3.5 Triaxial nuclei
  • Chapter 4 MOTION NEAR SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
  • 4.1 Keplerian orbits
  • 4.2 Perturbed orbits
  • 4.3 The post-Newtonian approximation
  • 4.4 Newtonian perturbations
  • 4.5 Relativistic orbits
  • 4.6 Capture
  • 4.7 Relativistic motion in the presence of a distributed mass
  • 4.8 Motion in the presence of a second massive body
  • 4.9 Stellar motions at the center of the Milky Way
  • Chapter 5 THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL ENCOUNTERS
  • 5.1 Basic concepts and time of relaxation
  • 5.2 Diffusion coefficients
  • 5.3 Fokker-Planck equation
  • 5.4 Gravitational Brownian motion
  • 5.5 Orbit-averaged Fokker-Planck equation
  • 5.6 Gravitational encounters near a supermassive black hole
  • 5.7 Encounters with a spinning supermassive black hole
  • Chapter 6 LOSS-CONE DYNAMICS
  • 6.1 Spherical symmetry
  • 6.2 Nonspherical nuclei
  • 6.3 Binary and hypervelocity stars
  • 6.4 Relativistic loss cones and extreme-mass-ratio inspirals
  • Chapter 7 COLLISIONAL EVOLUTION OF NUCLEI
  • 7.1 Evolution of the stellar distribution around a supermassive black hole
  • 7.2 Cusp (re)generation
  • 7.3 Black-hole-driven expansion
  • 7.4 Massive perturbers
  • 7.5 Evolution of nuclei lacking massive black holes
  • Chapter 8 BINARY AND MULTIPLE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
  • 8.1 Interaction of a massive binary with field stars
  • 8.2 Massive binary at the center of a galaxy: I. Early evolution
  • 8.3 Massive binary at the center of a galaxy: II. Late evolution
  • 8.4 Interaction of binary supermassive black holes with gas
  • 8.5 Simulations of galaxy mergers
  • 8.6 Dynamics of intermediate-mass black holes
  • 8.7 Triple supermassive black holes and the final-parsec problem
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • References
  • Index

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