TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meier,David L.
TI  - Black hole astrophysics: the engine paradigm 
T2  - Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences
SN  - 9783642019357 (acidfree paper)
AV  - QB843.B55 M448 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Heidelberg [Germany], New York, Chichester, UK
PB  - Springer, Published in association with Praxis Pub.
KW  - Black holes (Astronomy)
KW  - Astrophysics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 867-881) and indexes; Observations of black hole engines; Recognizing black holes; Macroquasars : supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies; Microquasars : black holes (and neutron stars) of stellar mass in our galaxy; Miniquasars : elusive black holes of intermediate mass --; Physics of black hole engines; Physics in everyday life : a review of Newtonian mechanics; Geometry and physics without gravity : special relativity; Physics in curved spacetime : general relativity and black holes; Four-dimensional evolving geometry : gravitational waves and gravitational collapse; Nuts and bolts of the black hole engine : general relativistic mechanics --; Astrophysics of black hole engines; Assembling the engine block : formation of black holes in the universe; Fueling and carburetion : breakup and accretion of stars and gas clouds; The combustion chamber : energy generation by gravitational accretion; The thermal exhaust system : radiation- and thermally-driven winds and jets; The non-thermal exhaust system I : rotating magnetospheres that drive the turbo exhaust; The non-thermal exhaust system II : magnetic winds and jets --; Putting it all together : Black hole engines of all sizes -- Appendices
ER  -