The physics of accretion onto black holes /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, [2014]
©2015
Description:1 online resource (viii, 492 pages).
Language:English
Series:Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 1385-7525 ; 49
Space sciences series of ISSI ; v. 49.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11089100
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Other authors / contributors:Falanga, Maurizio, editor.
Belloni, T. (Tomaso), editor.
Casella, Piergiorgio, editor.
Gilfanov, M. (Marat), 1962- editor.
Jonker, P., editor.
King, A. R., editor.
ISBN:9781493922277
1493922270
9781493922260
Notes:"Previously published in Space Science reviews, volume 183, Issues 1-4, 2014."
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 24, 2014).
Summary:Provides a comprehensive summary on the physical models and current theory of black hole accretion, growth and mergers, in both the supermassive and stellar-mass cases. This title reviews in-depth research on accretion on all scales, from galactic binaries to intermediate mass and supermassive black holes. Possible future directions of accretion are also discussed. The following main themes are covered: a historical perspective; physical models of accretion onto black holes of all masses; black hole fundamental parameters; and accretion, jets and outflows. An overview and outlook on the topi.
Other form:Print version: Falanga, Maurizio. Physics of Accretion onto Black Holes. New York, NY : Springer New York, ©2014 9781493922260