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Schwarze Löcher

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  • The hot topic in astronomy: black holes
  • The latest research explained in an understandable way
  • By the successful author duo Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw

Product description

Black holes are one of the hottest topics in astronomy and have become an integral part of research. Renowned authors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw explain in their usual calm, easy-to-understand and scientifically sound manner what black holes are all about and how they could help us find our place in the universe.

Table of contents:

  • A brief history of black holes
  • The unification of space and time
  • Bringing infinity to a finite place
  • Curved space-time
  • Into the black hole
  • White holes and wormholes
  • Kerr's wonderland
  • Real black holes from collapsing stars
  • The thermodynamics of black holes
  • Hawking radiation
  • Spaghettified and vaporised
  • The sound of a single clapping hand
  • The world as a hologram
  • Islands in the Stream
  • The perfect code

Der Autor Brian Cox ist Professor für Teilchenphysik an der Universität Manchester.

Der Autor Jeff Forshaw ist Professor für theoretische Physik. Er ist Spezialist für Einsteins Relativitätstheorie. Für seine außerordentlichen Leistungen auf diesem Gebiet wurde ihm 1999 die Maxwell-Medaille verliehen.

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Number of pages
336
Edition
First edition
Equipment
Hardcover
Author
Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
date of publication
2024
Format
215x135 mm
Language
German
Subtitles
Der Schlüssel zum Verständnis des Universums
Level
Beginners
ISBN
9783440178829

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Manufacturer: Arvato Media GmbH, Pfizerstraße 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, DE, www.kosmos.de
Kosmos Verlag Schwarze Löcher

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