Fluid Flows to Black Holes
Fluid Flows to Black Holes

Author: D. J. Saikia

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9814374768

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This unique book contains reviews by leading experts in areas which Prof. Chandrasekhar pioneered, as well as a historical perspective, a biographical portrait and personal reminiscences. The reviews, which first appeared in the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, include papers presented by scholars at the Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium held in the University of Chicago on 15–17 October 2010, and some additional reviews by other distinguished astrophysicists covering topics not represented at the conference. This volume provides a glimpse into some of the most exciting areas of modern astrophysics as a fitting tribute to Prof. Chandrasekhar on his birth centenary.

Numerical Simulation of Viscous Shocked Accretion Flows Around Black Holes
Numerical Simulation of Viscous Shocked Accretion Flows Around Black Holes

Author: Kinsuk Giri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-08-30

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 3319095404

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The work developed in this thesis addresses very important and relevant issues of accretion processes around black holes. Beginning by studying the time variation of the evolution of inviscid accretion discs around black holes and their properties, the author investigates the change of the pattern of the flows when the strength of the shear viscosity is varied and cooling is introduced. He succeeds to verify theoretical predictions of the so called Two Component Advective Flow (TCAF) solution of the accretion problem onto black holes through numerical simulations under different input parameters. TCAF solutions are found to be stable. And thus explanations of spectral and timing properties (including Quasi-Period Oscillations, QPOs) of galactic and extra-galactic black holes based on shocked TCAF models appear to have a firm foundation.

Black Hole Astrophysics
Black Hole Astrophysics

Author: David L. Meier

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-07-27

Total Pages: 941

ISBN-13: 3642019366

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As a result of significant research over the past 20 years, black holes are now linked to some of the most spectacular and exciting phenomena in the Universe, ranging in size from those that have the same mass as stars to the super-massive objects that lie at the heart of most galaxies, including our own Milky Way. This book first introduces the properties of simple isolated holes, then adds in complications like rotation, accretion, radiation, and magnetic fields, finally arriving at a basic understanding of how these immense engines work. Black Hole Astrophysics • reviews our current knowledge of cosmic black holes and how they generate the most powerful observed pheonomena in the Universe; • highlights the latest, most up-to-date theories and discoveries in this very active area of astrophysical research; • demonstrates why we believe that black holes are responsible for important phenomena such as quasars, microquasars and gammaray bursts; • explains to the reader the nature of the violent and spectacular outfl ows (winds and jets) generated by black hole accretion.

Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe
Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe

Author: Sandip K. Chakrabarti

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 9401147507

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A conference on `Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe' was held in Calcutta during January 10-17, 1998. This was the first time that experts had gathered to debate and discuss topics such as: Should black holes exist? If so, how to detect them? Have we found them? This book is the essence of this gathering. Black holes are enigmatic objects since it is impossible to locate them through direct observations. State-of-the-art theoretical works and numerical simulations have given us enough clues of what to look for. Observations, from both ground and space-based missions, have been able to find these tell-tale signatures. This book is a compendium of our present knowledge about these theories and observations. Combined, they give a thorough idea of whether black holes, galactic as well as extragalactic, have been detected or not. Forty-one experts of the subject have contributed to this volume to make it the most comprehensive to date.

Quantum Analogues: From Phase Transitions to Black Holes and Cosmology
Quantum Analogues: From Phase Transitions to Black Holes and Cosmology

Author: William Unruh

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-04-14

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 3540708596

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Recently, analogies between laboratory physics (e.g. quantum optics and condensed matter) and gravitational/cosmological phenomena such as black holes have attracted an increasing interest. This book contains a series of selected lectures devoted to this new and rapidly developing field. Various analogies connecting (apparently) different areas in physics are presented in order to bridge the gap between them and to provide an alternative point of view.

Modern General Relativity
Modern General Relativity

Author: M. W. Guidry

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1107197899

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Introduces the physics of general relativity in relation to modern topics such as gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves.

Artificial Black Holes
Artificial Black Holes

Author: Mario Novello

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2002-10-04

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 9814489603

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Physicists are pondering on the possibility of simulating black holes in the laboratory by means of various “analog models”. These analog models, typically based on condensed matter physics, can be used to help us understand general relativity (Einstein's gravity); conversely, abstract techniques developed in general relativity can sometimes be used to help us understand certain aspects of condensed matter physics. This book contains 13 chapters — written by experts in general relativity, particle physics, and condensed matter physics — that explore various aspects of this two-way traffic.

Black Holes in Higher Dimensions
Black Holes in Higher Dimensions

Author: Gary T. Horowitz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1107013453

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The first book devoted to black holes in more than four dimensions, for graduate students and researchers.

Negative Frequency at the Horizon
Negative Frequency at the Horizon

Author: Maxime Jacquet

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-26

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 331991071X

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This book is part of a large and growing body of work on the observation of analogue gravity effects, such as Hawking radiation, in laboratory systems. The book is highly didactic, skillfully navigating between concepts ranging from quantum field theory on curved space-times, nonlinear fibre optics and the theoretical and experimental foundations in the physics of optical analogues to the Event Horizon. It presents a comprehensive field-theoretical framework for these systems, including the kinematics governing the fields. This allows an analytical calculation of the all-important conversion of vacuum fluctuations into Hawking radiation. Based on this, emission spectra are computed, providing unique insights into the emissions from a highly dispersive system. In an experimental part, the book develops a clear and systematic way to experimentally approach the problem and demonstrates the construction of an experimental setup and measurements of unprecedented sensitivity in the search for stimulation of the Hawking effect.

String Theory and Its Applications
String Theory and Its Applications

Author: Michael Dine

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2011-09-30

Total Pages: 873

ISBN-13: 9814350524

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The book is based on lectures given at the TASI summer school of 2010. It aims to provide advanced graduate students, postdoctorates and senior researchers with a survey of important topics in particle physics and string theory, with special emphasis on applications of methods from string theory and quantum gravity in condensed matter physics and QCD (especially heavy ion physics).