Introduction to Astrophysics. Episode 7, Black Holes
(2019, original release: 2018)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6943622
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Use your analytical skill and knowledge of gravity to probe the strange properties of black holes. Learn to calculate the Schwarzschild radius (also known as the event horizon), which is the boundary beyond which no light can escape. Determine the size of the giant black hole at the center of our galaxy and learn about an effort to image its event horizon with a network of radio telescopes
Film
In Process Record
Joshua N. Winn
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English