Dynamics and evolution of galactic nuclei
Deep within galaxies like the Milky Way, astronomers have found a fascinating legacy of Einstein's general theory of relativity: supermassive black holes. Connected to the evolution of the galaxies that contain these black holes, galactic nuclei are the sites of uniquely energetic events, including quasars, stellar tidal disruptions, and the genera
Print Book,English, cop. 2013
Princeton University Press, Princeton, cop. 2013
1 vol. (XI-551 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780691121017, 9780691158600, 069112101X, 0691158606
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Introduction and historical overview
Observations of galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes
Collisionless equilibria
Motion near supermassive black holes
Theory of gravitational encounters
Loss-cone dynamics
Collisional evolution of nuclei
Binary and multiple supermassive black holes