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In Einstein’s Monsters, distinguished astronomer Chris Impey takes readers on a vivid tour of these enigmatic giants. He weaves a fascinating tale out of the fiendishly complex math of black holes and the colorful history of their discovery.
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Nov 13, 2018 · Einstein’s Monsters focuses on the most awesome objects in the universe, black holes. Author Chris Impey dives deep into the history of our understanding of these fascinating celestial bodies. As we all know, a black hole is the final evolution of a star with a certain level of mass.
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Nov 13, 2018 · In Einstein’s Monsters, distinguished astronomer Chris Impey takes readers on an exploration of these and other questions at the cutting edge of astrophysics, as well as the history of black holes’ role in theoretical physics―from confirming Einstein’s equations for general relativity to testing string theory.
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In Einstein's Monsters, Chris Impey shows how modern astronomy has brought them into vivid focus, and conveys how much more we're learning about these extreme beasts with every passing year.
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In Einstein s Monsters, Chris Impey builds on this profound discovery to explore questions at the cutting edge of cosmology, such as what happens if you travel into a black hole and whether the galaxy or its black hole came first.
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“[A] skillfully told history of the quest to find black holes.” —Manjit Kumar, Financial Times , Einstein's Monsters, The Life and Times of Black Holes, Chris Impey, 9780393357509 READER STUDENT
Abstract. Black holes occupy a singular place in modern science and in the public mind. The idea of a star with gravity so strong that light can’t escape begins with the general theory of relativity. Yet even Einstein couldn’t accept the monstrous implications of his theory.
