Einstein's Monsters

Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, yet every galaxy harbours a black hole at its centre. In Einstein's Monsters, Chris Impey builds on this profound discovery to explore questions at the cutting edge of cosmology, such as what happens if you travel into a black hole and whether the galaxy or its black hole came first.

Impey chronicles the role black holes have played in theoretical physics. He then describes the phenomena that scientists have witnessed while observing black holes: dozens of stars swarming around the dark object at the centre of our galaxy; black holes performing gravitational waltzes with normal stars; the cymbal clash of two black holes colliding, releasing ripples in spacetime. Einstein's Monsters is the incredible story of one of the most enigmatic entities in nature.

About the author

Chris Impey is a distinguished professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona and the critically-acclaimed author of Beyond, How It Began, and How It Ends, and four other books, as well as two astronomy textbooks. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Summary

The astonishing science of black holes, and their role in understanding the history and future of our universe.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Impey, Chris (University of Arizona in Tucson) Impey, Impey Chris
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781324000938
• ISBN: 978-1-324-00093-8
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy