Black holes

by Luminet, Jean-Pierre

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Dr. Jean-Pierre Luminet makes the subject of black holes accessible to any interested reader, who will need no mathematical background. The reader of this book will feel that the developments in modern astrophysics are as fascinating to discover and digest as the most fantastic science fiction novels. While answering such questions, the author takes us on a fabulous journey through space and time. We travel into the realms of supernovae, X-ray stars and quasars--a journey to the very edge of th…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Black holes / Jean-Pierre Luminet ; translated from the French by Alison Bullough and Andrew King.

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Dr. Jean-Pierre Luminet makes the subject of black holes accessible to any interested reader, who will need no mathematical background. The reader of this book will feel that the developments in modern astrophysics are as fascinating to discover and digest as the most fantastic science fiction novels. While answering such questions, the author takes us on a fabulous journey through space and time. We travel into the realms of supernovae, X-ray stars and quasars--a journey to the very edge of the universe and to the limits of contemporary physics.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1992.

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Notes

Translation of: Les trous noirs.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xviii, 312 pages : : illustrations)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1148005052
  • LC Classification:QB843.B55
  • Dewey Decimal:523.8/875

Subjects

Black holes Black holes (Astronomy) Espace et temps Gravitation Relativité générale (Physique) Schwarzes Loch Théorie quantique Trous noirs (Astronomie) Universe

Writers

Luminet, Jean-Pierre

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