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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108488056

ISBN-139781108488051

eBay Product ID (ePID)6058381697

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Number of Pages343 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSupermassive Black Holes

Publication Year2023

SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Astronomy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorAndrew King

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.8 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'... this book by a leading researcher is an excellent introduction to the subject. ...The work is suitable as a graduate or advanced undergraduate textbook; faculty researchers also will find it a valuable resource. As such, it should certainly be in the collection of every institution with an astrophysics department. ... Highly recommended.' A. Spero, Choice

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal523.8875

Table Of ContentPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Black holes and galaxies; 2. Black holes and general relativity; 3. Astrophysical gases; 4. Disc accretion on to black holes; 5. Supermassive black hole growth; 6. The black-hole scaling relations; 7. SMBH feedback in general; 8. Black hole demographics; Problems; References; Index.

SynopsisThis is a coherent and accessible account of the concepts that are vital for understanding supermassive black holes. The treatment is largely analytic and gives in-depth discussions of the underlying physics. It will be useful for advanced courses in astrophysics, and as a handbook for active researchers., Written by an international leader in the field, this is a coherent and accessible account of the concepts that are now vital for understanding cutting-edge work on supermassive black holes. These include accretion disc misalignment, disc breaking and tearing, chaotic accretion, the merging of binary supermassive holes, the demographics of supermassive black holes, and the defining effects of feedback on their host galaxies. The treatment is largely analytic and gives in-depth discussions of the underlying physics, including gas dynamics, ideal and non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics, force-free electrodynamics, accretion disc physics, and the properties of the Kerr metric. It stresses aspects where conventional assumptions may be inappropriate and encourages the reader to think critically about current models. This volume will be useful for graduate or Masters courses in astrophysics, and as a handbook for active researchers in the field. eBook formats include colour figures while print formats are greyscale only.

LC Classification NumberQB843.B55