Black Holes

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511794254

Black holes, once considered to be of purely theoretical interest, play an important role in observational astronomy and a range of astrophysical phenomena. This volume is based on a meeting held at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which explored the many aspects of black hole astrophysics. Written by world experts in areas of stellar-mass, intermediate-mass and supermassive black holes, these review papers provide an up-to-date overview of developments in this field. Topics discussed range from black hole entropy and the fate of information to supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, and from the possibility of producing black holes in collider experiments to the measurements of black hole spins. This is an invaluable resource for researchers currently working in the field, and for graduate students interested in this active and growing area of research.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Participants
pp vii-viii
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Preface
pp ix-x
- By Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland, Anton Koekemoer, Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland
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Black holes, entropy, and information
pp 1-7
- By G. T. Horowitz, University of California–Santa Barbara, USA
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Gravitational waves from black-hole mergers
pp 8-20
- By J. G. Baker, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, W. D. Boggs, University of Maryland, USA, J. M. Centrella, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, B. J. Kelly, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, S. T. McWilliams, University of Maryland, USA, J. R. van Meter, University of Maryland–Baltimore County, USA
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Out-of-this-world physics: Black holes at future colliders
pp 21-45
- By G. Landsberg, Brown University, USA
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Black holes in globular clusters
pp 46-61
- By S. L. W. McMillan, Drexel University, USA
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Evolution of massive black holes
pp 62-79
- By M. Volonteri, University of Michigan, USA
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Supermassive black holes in deep multiwavelength surveys
pp 80-99
- By C. M. Urry, Yale University, USA, E. Treister, European Southern Observatory
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Black-hole masses from reverberation mapping
pp 100-111
- By B. M. Peterson, The Ohio State University, USA, M. C. Bentz, University of California, USA
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Black-hole masses from gas dynamics
pp 112-135
- By F. D. Macchetto, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
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Evolution of supermassive black holes
pp 136-149
- By A. Müller, Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Germany, G. Hasinger, Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
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Black-hole masses of distant quasars
pp 150-172
- By M. Vestergaard, University of Arizona
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The accretion history of supermassive black holes
pp 173-181
- By K. Brand, Space Telescope Science Institute
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Strong field gravity and spin of black holes from broad iron lines
pp 182-190
- By A. C. Fabian, University of Cambridge, UK
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Birth of massive black-hole binaries
pp 191-214
- By M. Colpi, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, M. Dotti, University of Insubria, Italy, L. Mayer, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Switzerland, S. Kazantzidis, Stanford University, USA
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Dynamics around supermassive black holes
pp 215-237
- By A. Gualandris, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, D. Merritt, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
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Black-hole formation and growth: Simulations in general relativity
pp 238-251
- By S. L. Shapiro, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Estimating the spins of stellar-mass black holes
pp 252-260
- By J. E. McClintock, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA, R. Narayan, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA, R. Shafee, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
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Stellar relaxation processes near the Galactic massive black hole
pp 261-285
- By T. Alexander, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Tidal disruptions of stars by supermassive black holes
pp 286-293
- By S. Gezari, California Institute of Technology, USA
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Where to look for radiatively inefficient accrection flows in low-luminosity AGN
pp 294-308
- By M. Chiaberge, Space Telescope Science Institute, Italy
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Making black holes visible: Accretion, radiation, and jets
pp 309-321
- By J. H. Krolik, Johns Hopkins University, USA
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Participants
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

Black holes, entropy, and information
pp 1-7

Gravitational waves from black-hole mergers
pp 8-20

Out-of-this-world physics: Black holes at future colliders
pp 21-45

Black holes in globular clusters
pp 46-61

Evolution of massive black holes
pp 62-79

Supermassive black holes in deep multiwavelength surveys
pp 80-99

Black-hole masses from reverberation mapping
pp 100-111

Black-hole masses from gas dynamics
pp 112-135

Evolution of supermassive black holes
pp 136-149

Black-hole masses of distant quasars
pp 150-172

The accretion history of supermassive black holes
pp 173-181

Strong field gravity and spin of black holes from broad iron lines
pp 182-190

Birth of massive black-hole binaries
pp 191-214

Dynamics around supermassive black holes
pp 215-237

Black-hole formation and growth: Simulations in general relativity
pp 238-251

Estimating the spins of stellar-mass black holes
pp 252-260

Stellar relaxation processes near the Galactic massive black hole
pp 261-285

Tidal disruptions of stars by supermassive black holes
pp 286-293

Where to look for radiatively inefficient accrection flows in low-luminosity AGN
pp 294-308

Making black holes visible: Accretion, radiation, and jets
pp 309-321

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