The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe - Couverture rigide

Melia, Fulvio

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521814057 ISBN 13 : 9780521814058

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life itself. They may have contributed as much as half of all the radiation produced after the Big Bang, and as many as 200 million of them may now be lurking through the vast expanses of the observable cosmos. In this elegant, non-technical account, Melia conveys for the general reader the excitement generated by the quest to expose what these giant distortions in the fabric of space and time have to say about our origin and ultimate destiny.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fulvio Melia is Professor of Astronomy and Associate Head of Physics at the University of Arizona.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521814057
• ISBN 13: 9780521814058
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 158
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie