Black Holes : A General Introduction
Astrophysics
2015-06-24 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Our understanding of space and time is probed to its depths by black holes. These objects, which appear as a natural consequence of general relativity, provide a powerful analytical tool able to examine macroscopic and microscopic properties of the universe. This introductory article presents in a pictorial way the basic concepts of black hole's theory, as well as a description of the astronomical sites where black holes are suspected to lie, namely binary X-ray sources and galactic nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9801252,
title = {Black Holes : A General Introduction},
author = {Jean-Pierre Luminet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9801252},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
LateX 32 pages, 23 Postscript figures, uses lamuphys.sty. To appear in BLACK HOLES : THEORY AND OBSERVATION, Springer, 1998