The Physics of Accretion onto Black Holes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Falanga, Maurizio (Editor), Belloni, Tomaso (Editor), Casella, Piergiorgio (Editor), Gilfanov, Marat (Editor), Jonker, Peter (Editor), King, Andrew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 49
• Subjects: Physics.; Space sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

This title reviews in-depth research on accretion on all scales, from galactic binaries to intermediate mass and supermassive black holes. Possible future directions of accretion are also discussed. The following main themes are covered: a historical perspective; physical models of accretion onto bl...