Modern physics has shown us the immense power of black holes superstrong gravitational fields. The force of gravity warps space and time, crushing stars and perhaps galaxies too, until they fall in on themselves to form a black hole. Igor Novikov, a distinguished astrophysicist and skilled writer, explains the cosmic importance of black holes. He accounts for the physical environment of a black hole, explains how astronomers search for them, and places them in the context of the expanding universe.
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."..a guide to the most intriguing form of cosmic matter discovered by modern physics and should appeal to those who love profound scientific mysteries. Also, perhaps to further underscore the book's non-technical approach to the subject at hand, the text is peppered with attractive pen-and-ink cartoons." The Strolling Astronomer
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A black hole is a creation of gravitation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
relict photons, relict neutrinos, gravitational abyss, gravitational vortex, relict radiation, expansion lag, gravitational radius, cosmic radiation background, microwave radiation background, gravitational radii, relativistic collapse, true luminosity, false vacuum, baryon charge, apparent horizon, rotating black hole, neutrino mass, very remote past, cosmological expansion, gravitational waves, intergalactic gas, solar masses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe by Steven Weinberg on page 125, and Back Matter
- Celestial Mechanics (5-Volume Set in English & French) by Pierre Simon Laplace on page 7, and page 8
- The Big Bang, Third Edition by Joseph Silk in Back Matter
- Spaces of Constant Curvature by Joseph A. Wolf in Back Matter
- The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences) by the late S. Chandrasekhar in Back Matter
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- Before The Beginning: Our Universe And Others (Helix Books) by Martin Rees in Back Matter
- The River of Time by Igor D. Novikov in Front Matter
- The Web and The Cloth: Science, Consciousness and Homeodynamics, What They Are and What They Do by Daniel W. Miller in Back Matter
- Crystal and Dragon: The Cosmic Dance of Symmetry and Chaos in Nature, Art and Consciousness by David Wade in Back Matter
- The River of Time (Canto) by Igor D. Novikov in Front Matter
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