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Publisher: Springer New York Format: Trade Paperback width: 6.1 in Item Width: 6.1 in Language: English Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, Physics / General, Astronomy, Gravity Subject Area: Science ISBN: 9781461477709 Book Title: Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes Type: Textbook Publication Name: Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes Number of Pages: V, 54 Pages Item Length: 9.3 in Series: Springerbriefs in Astronomy Ser. Publication Year: 2013 Author: Laura Brenneman Item Weight: 37.6 Oz

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Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes, Paperback by Bren.... Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes, Paperback by Brenneman, Laura, ISBN 1461477700, ISBN-13 9781461477709, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of critical importance for understanding how these black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of study is only in its infancy. This brief describes how astronomers measure spin in supermassive black holes using X-ray spectroscopy. It also reviews the constraints that have been placed on the spin distribution in local, bright active galaxies over the past six years, and the cosmological implications of these constraints. Finally, it summarizes the open questions that remain in this exciting new field of research and points toward future discoveries soon to be made by the next generation of space-based observatories.

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