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Title:
Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 78 Feeding the Monster [digital video].
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Publication Date:
2007
2025
Publication Information:
The Great Courses, 2007.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
This lecture explores the disks of gas around supermassive black holes. Material escaping from the vicinity of these objects often follows a highly focused jet along the rotation axis of the disk, sometimes approaching or even appearing to surpass the speed of light.
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Film
Performers:
Alex Filippenko
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy
