Gravity's engines
Subtitle: the other side of black holes
By: Caleb Scharf
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781846145339; 9781846145346
Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy); Gravity; Cosmology; Schwarzes Loch; Svarta hål; Gravitation
Description: "Offering a sweeping tour of fantastic physics and cosmic history, Gravity's Engines provides a view of the most fearsome places in the universe, and finally asks what it will take to see the event horizon of a black hole"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dark star; title: A map of forever; title: One hundred billion ways to the bottom; title: The feeding habits of nonillion-pound gorillas; title: Bubbles; title: A distant siren; title: Origins : part I; title: Origins : part II; title: There is grandeur.