Gravity' s fatal attraction
Author : Mitchell C. Begelman
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
Gravity's Fatal Attraction
Author : Mitchell C. Begelman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Black holes (Astronomy)
ISBN : 9780718750749
Book Description
Gravity's Fatal Attraction
Author : Mitchell Begelman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316139468
Book Description
Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses our current understanding of their role in cosmic evolution. This second edition covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including definitive proof of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way, evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, and the new appreciation of the connection between black holes and galaxy formation. There are entirely new chapters on gamma-ray bursts and cosmic feedback. Begelman and Rees blend theoretical arguments with observational results to demonstrate how both approaches contributed to this subject. Clear illustrations and photographs reveal the strange and amazing workings of our universe. The engaging style makes this book suitable for introductory undergraduate courses, amateur astronomers, and all readers interested in astronomy and physics.
Gravity's Fatal Attraction
Author : Wallace Larsen
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2017-04-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781976320408
Book Description
This book covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including definitive proof of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way, evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, and the new appreciation of the connection between black holes and galaxy formation. There are entirely new chapters on gamma-ray bursts and cosmic feedback. Begelman and Rees blend theoretical arguments with observational results to demonstrate how both approaches contributed to this subject. Clear illustrations and photographs reveal the strange and amazing workings of our universe. The engaging style makes this book suitable for introductory undergraduate courses, amateur astronomers, and all readers interested in astronomy and physics.
Fatal Attractions
Author : Henry H. Bauer
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release :
Category : Science
ISBN : 1616406097
Book Description
Fatal Attraction of Gravity
Author : Stanley Jackson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781981570942
Book Description
This book covers new discoveries made in the past decade, including definitive proof of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way, evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, and the new appreciation of the connection between black holes and galaxy formation. There are entirely new chapters on gamma-ray bursts and cosmic feedback. Stanley Jackson blends theoretical arguments with observational results to demonstrate how both approaches contributed to this subject. Clear illustrations and photographs reveal the strange and amazing workings of our universe. The engaging style makes this book suitable for introductory undergraduate courses, amateur astronomers, and all readers interested in astronomy and physics this book is suitable for introductory undergraduate courses, amateur astronomers, and all readers interested in astronomy and physics. It shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses current understanding of their role in cosmic evolution.
TIME TO IMAGINE
Author : Surendra Kumar Sagar
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 2023-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
`TIME` is the name of the Apartment Complex in Indiranagar Bangalore where the Author lived for nearly 18 years from 2004 to 2022, and `IMAGINE` is the name of the campus in Whitefield, Bangalore where his office (TOTAL ENVIRONMENT) is located.Most of the short pieces in this book were conceptualized during the author`s travel times from `TIME TO IMAGINE`.There is something for everyone and for all ages. The topics covered are wide-ranging, on Science, Philosophy including religious philosophy, Quantum Physics and its Philosophical impacts, Teleology and Intelligent Field, Enlightenment in meditation, Geopolitics, The Doomsday Clock, American Presidential Election, Stock Markets, Horse racing, Time Form Ratings, Pure mathematics, Randomness, Construction Engineering, Slip Forms, Family matters, Interesting Small World, The game of Scrabble, not forgetting Quiz Time, etc. The central theme of the book suggests a mysterious and intelligent link between the unique variety and colorfulness of the earth and the vastness and sameness of the universe.
Extreme Explosions
Author : David S. Stevenson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461481368
Book Description
What happens at the end of the life of massive stars? At one time we thought all these stars followed similar evolutionary paths. However, new discoveries have shown that things are not quite that simple. This book focuses on the extreme –the most intense, brilliant and peculiar– of astronomical explosions. It features highly significant observational finds that push the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics, particularly as before these objects were only predicted in theory. This book is for those who want the latest information and ideas about the most dramatic and unusual explosions detected by current supernova searches. It examines and explains cataclysmic and unusual events in stellar astrophysics and presents them in a non-mathematical but highly detailed way that non-professionals can understand and enjoy.
The Aftermath of Feminism
Author : Angela McRobbie
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2008-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446200116
Book Description
In this trenchant inquiry into the state of feminism, Angela McRobbie breaks open the politics of sexual equality and ′affirmative feminism′ and sets down a new theory of gender power. Challenging the most basic assumptions of the ′end′ of feminism, this book argues that invidious forms of gender re-stabilisation are being re-established. Consumer and popular culture encroach on the terrain of so-called female freedom, appearing supportive of female success, yet tying women into new post-feminist neurotic dependencies. With a scathing critique of ′women′s empowerment′, McRobbie has developed a distinctive feminist analysis that she uses to examine socio-cultural phenomena embedded in contemporary women′s lives: from fashion photography and the television ′make-over′ genre to eating disorders, body anxiety and ′illegible rage′. A turning point in feminist theory, The Aftermath of Feminism will set a new agenda for gender studies and cultural studies.
S Chandrasekhar: The Man Behind The Legend
Author : Kameshwar C Wali
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 1997-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 1783262648
Book Description
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar — known simply as Chandra throughout the scientific world — has become a legendary figure for his prolific contributions to physics, astrophysics, and applied mathematics. Before his death in 1995, Chandra had forbidden a memorial of the conventional sort, celebrating his life. This book, which contains some thirty articles by his former students, his associates, and his colleagues, is in a sense a memorial volume. It says little about Chandra's great scientific achievements, but shows his human side and the various facets of his brilliant personality, his incredible memory, his wit, and the breadth of his knowledge of art, music, literature, and the humanities in general. The contributors to this highly interesting book are among the few who broke the seemingly forbidden barrier surrounding the very private Chandra and came to know him well in one context or another. They include Lalitha Chandrasekhar, Roger Penrose, Richard H Dalitz, J W Cronin, Robert G Sachs, Abhay Ashtekar, and Robert Wald.
