The Physics of Accretion onto Black Holes (eBook)
VII, 489 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4939-2227-7 (ISBN)
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 topic is also presented.
This volume summarizes the status of the study of astrophysical black hole research and is aimed at astrophysicists and graduate students working in this field.
Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Vol 183/1-4, 2014.
Professor Maurizio Falanga is the Science Program Manager at the International Space Science Institute. His research areas include high-energy astrophysics, observations and numerical simulations.
Professor Tomaso Belloni is a senior scientist at INAF's Brera Astronomical Observatory. He is an expert in X-ray astronomy, accreting sources and time series analysis.
Dr. Piergiorgio Casella is an astronomer at INAF's Rome Astronomical Observatory. He is an expert in high-energy astrophysics, accretion and jet physics.
Professor Marat Gilfanov is a senior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. His research areas include theoretical and observational astrophysics, black holes and galaxies.
Professor Peter Jonker is an astronomer at SRON. He is an expert in high-energy astrophysics and observations.
Professor Andrew King is a senior scientist at the University of Leicester. He is an expert in theoretical astrophysics, accretion, black holes and galaxies.
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 topic is also presented. This volume summarizes the status of the study of astrophysical black hole research and is aimed at astrophysicists and graduate students working in this field. Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Vol 183/1-4, 2014.
Professor Maurizio Falanga is the Science Program Manager at the International Space Science Institute. His research areas include high-energy astrophysics, observations and numerical simulations.Professor Tomaso Belloni is a senior scientist at INAF’s Brera Astronomical Observatory. He is an expert in X-ray astronomy, accreting sources and time series analysis.Dr. Piergiorgio Casella is an astronomer at INAF's Rome Astronomical Observatory. He is an expert in high-energy astrophysics, accretion and jet physics.Professor Marat Gilfanov is a senior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. His research areas include theoretical and observational astrophysics, black holes and galaxies.Professor Peter Jonker is an astronomer at SRON. He is an expert in high-energy astrophysics and observations.Professor Andrew King is a senior scientist at the University of Leicester. He is an expert in theoretical astrophysics, accretion, black holes and galaxies.
Foreword.- Searching for Black Holes in Space.- General Overview of Black Hole Accretion Theory.- Fast Variability from Black-Hole Binaries.- Modelling Spectral and Timing Properties of Accreting Black Holes: The Hybrid Hot Flow Paradigm.- Current STatus of Simulations.- Observational Tests of the Picture of Disk Accretion.- Observational Appearance of Black Holes in X-Ray Binaries and AGN.- Scaling Relations from Stellar to Supermassive Black Holes.- Menus for Feeding Black Holes.- Massive Binary Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei and Their Path to Coalescence.- Mass Measurements of Stellar and Intermdiate-Mass Black Holes.- Measuring the Masses of Supermassive Black Holes.- Measuring Black Hole Spin Using X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy.- Black Hole Spin via Continuum Fitting and the Role of Spin in Powering Transient Jets.- An Overview of Jets and Outflows in Stellar Mass Black Holes.- X-Ray Observations of Powerful AGN Outflows.- Outflow Launching Mechanisms.- Energetic and Broad Band Spectral Distribution of Emission from Astronomical Jets.- Jet-Environment Interactions as Diagnostic of Jet Physics.-The Supermassive Black Hole--Galaxy Connection.- Multi-Wavelength Variability.- Black Hole Studies: Overview and Outlook.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.10.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Space Sciences Series of ISSI | Space Sciences Series of ISSI |
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 492 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| Schlagworte | Black Hole Accretion • Black Hole Feeding • Black Hole Growth • Black Hole Jets • Black Hole Mass • Black Hole Mergers • Black Hole Observations • black hole spin • Black Hole Theory |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4939-2227-0 / 1493922270 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4939-2227-7 / 9781493922277 |
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