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Black Holes : A General Introduction

Jean-Pierre Luminet

in Black Holes : Theory and Observation, Eds. F. Hehl, C. Kiefer, R. Metzler, Springer Verlag, 1998, Lecture Notes in Physics, pp. 3-36., 1998

Abstract

Our understanding of space and time is probed to its depths by black holes. These objects, which appear as a natural consequence of general relativity, provide a powerful analytical tool able to examine macroscopic and microscopic properties of the universe. This introductory article presents in a pictorial way the basic concepts of black hole's theory, as well as a description of the astronomical sites where black holes are suspected to lie, namely binary X-ray sources and galactic nuclei.

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