Superradiance Energy Extraction, Black-Hole Bombs and Implications for Astrophysics and Particle Physics /

• Main Authors: Brito, Richard (Author), Cardoso, Vitor (Author), Pani, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 906
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Cosmology.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

This volume gives a unified picture of the multifaceted subject of superradiance, with a focus on recent developments in the field, ranging from fundamental physics to astrophysics. Superradiance is a radiation enhancement process that involves dissipative systems. With a 60 year-old history, superr...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Superradiance in flat spacetime
• Superradiance in black hole physics
• Black holes and superradiant instabilities
• Black hole superradiance in astrophysics
• Conclusions and Outlook.