Chapter 11 centers on black holes, including their properties and how we know they exist. Motivated by groundbreaking observations of our own Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, active galaxies, as w...Chapter 11 centers on black holes, including their properties and how we know they exist. Motivated by groundbreaking observations of our own Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, active galaxies, as well as solar mass black holes, you will examine the physical characteristics that result from the strong gravitational fields of these not-so-uncommon exotic objects. You will also engage in calculations of black hole sizes, temperatures, densities, and lifetimes.
