Black holes and gravitational radiation are two of the most dramatic predictions of general relativity. The quest for rotating black holes - discovered by Roy P. Kerr as exact solutions to the Einstein equations - is one of the most exciting challenges currently facing physicists and astronomers. Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae takes the reader through the theory of gravitational radiation and rotating black holes, and the phenomenology of GRB-supernovae. Topics covered include Kerr black holes and the frame-dragging of spacetime, luminous black holes, compact tori around black holes, and black-hole spin interactions. It concludes with a discussion of prospects for gravitational-wave detections of a long-duration burst in gravitational-waves as a method of choice for identifying Kerr black holes in the Universe. This book is ideal for a special topics graduate course on gravitational-wave astronomy and as an introduction to those interested in this contemporary development in physics.

Author: van Putten, Maurice H. P. M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Gravitational Radiation, Luminous Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Burst Supernovae
Pages: 00350 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2005-07-31
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521849609
Category: Science : Physics - Astrophysics
Category: Science : History
Category: Science : Astronomy - General