Supermassive Black Holes in the Distant Universe

by Amy J. Barger and A.J. Barger

Quasars, and the menagerie of other galaxies with "unusual nuclei", now collectively known as Active Galactic Nuclei or AGN, have, in one form or another, sparked the interest of astronomers for over 60 years. The only known mechanism that can explain the staggering amounts of energy emitted by the innermost regions of these systems is gravitational energy release by matter falling towards a supermassive black hole --- a black hole whose mass is millions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402024703
• ISBN13: 9781402024702
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"