TY - BOOK ID - 8429591 TI - Astrophysics of Black Holes : From Fundamental Aspects to Latest Developments PY - 2016 SN - 3662528576 3662528592 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics. KW - Gravitation. KW - Astrophysics. KW - Astrophysics and Astroparticles. KW - Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. KW - Black holes (Astronomy) KW - Frozen stars KW - Compact objects (Astronomy) KW - Gravitational collapse KW - Stars KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Matter KW - Physics KW - Antigravity KW - Centrifugal force KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Astronomical physics KW - Astronomy KW - Cosmic physics KW - Properties UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8429591 AB - This book discusses the state of the art of the basic theoretical and observational topics related to black hole astrophysics. It covers all the main topics in this wide field, from the theory of accretion disks and formation mechanisms of jet and outflows, to their observed electromagnetic spectrum, and attempts to measure the spin of these objects. Black holes are one of the most fascinating predictions of general relativity and are currently a very hot topic in both physics and astrophysics. In the last five years there have been significant advances in our understanding of these systems, and in the next five years it should become possible to use them to test fundamental physics, in particular to predict the general relativity in the strong field regime. The book is both a reference work for researchers and a textbook for graduate students. ER -