Astrophysical Black Holes: Evidence of a Horizon?

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Part of the Lecture Notes in Physics book series (LNP, volume 870)

Abstract

In this Lecture Note we first follow a short account of the history of the black hole hypothesis. We then review on the current status of the search for astrophysical black holes with particular attention to the black holes of stellar origin. Later, we highlight a series of observations that reveal the albeit indirect presence of supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei, with mention to forthcoming experiments aimed at testing directly the black hole hypothesis. We further focus on evidences of a black hole event horizon in cosmic sources.

Keywords

Black Hole Neutron Star Event Horizon Gravitational Wave Accretion Disc 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Dipartimento di Fisica G. OcchialiniUniversità degli Studi di Milano BicoccaMilanoItaly

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