Prisons of Light - Black Holes

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Cambridge University Press, 12 лют. 1998 р. - 228 стор.
What is a black hole? Could we survive a visit to one? Have we yet discovered any real black holes? These are just some of the tantalizing questions answered in this tour-de-force, jargon-free review of one of the most facinating topics in modern science. In search of the answers, we trace a star from its birth to its death throes, take a hypothetical journey to the border of a black hole and beyond, spend time with leading theoretical physicists and astronomers, and take a whimsical look at some wild ideas black holes have inspired.Prisons of Light - Black Holes is comprehensive and detailed. Yet Kitty Ferguson's lightness of touch and down-to-earth analogies set this book apart from all others on black holes and make it a wonderfully stimulating and entertaining read.

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Newton and Einstein
19
The capture of light
35
Crossing the bar
67
Contemplating an enormous nothing
83
Evidence in the case
113
Hearts of darkness
137
The search goes on
159
Passages into the labyrinth
175
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