Theory of Black Hole Accretion Discs

Book Overview

This authoritative volume is the first to present a comprehensive and up-to-date review of our new understanding of accretion disks around black holes. Interest in black hole accretion disks has undergone a renaissance in recent years because of developments in three complementary areas: theoretical modeling of relativistic plasmas, numerical simulations with supercomputers, and observational tests now possible using new observatories such as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052115295X
• ISBN13: 9780521152952
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"