Supermassive : black holes at the beginning and end of the universe / James Trefil and Shobita Satyapal.
Black holes, demystified: follow along the quest to understand the history and influence of one of space science's most fascinating and confounding phenomena.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781588347893
- ISBN: 1588347893
- Physical Description: x, 246 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | From Newton to Einstein -- Is gravity really a force? -- The birth of black holes -- Do black holes really exist? -- The first stellar black hole -- Searching for the center -- The monster at the heart of the galaxy -- Monsters everywhere -- The black hole paradigm -- Quasars -- Gravitational waves -- Pulsars -- The cosmic hum -- Dark matter searches -- Black holes in a quantum world -- Black holes, quantum gravity, and all that -- The information paradox -- The singularity -- Supermassives and the big bang -- Telescopes in orbit -- The end of the universe. |
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| Subject: | Black holes (Astronomy) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | 523.887 TRE (Text) | 30229101393121 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 09/03/2025 |
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