The black hole at the center of our galaxy /

Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity, that there exist isolated pockets of spacetime shielded completely from our own? Now, almost a century after that theory emerged, one of the world's leading astrophysicists presents...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Melia, Fulvio (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Black holes (Astronomy)
Trous noirs (Astronomie)
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Galactic center.
Centre galactique.
Deep space > Galactic center.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. THE GALACTIC CENTER
  • 2. CONDENSATION OF DARK MATTER
  • 3. THE THEORY OF GRAVITY
  • 4. A STAR IN SAGITTARIUS
  • 5. THE EVENT HORIZON
  • 6. QUASARS AND GALACTIC NUCLEI
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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