{"product_id":"9783032313621","title":"Unveiling Supermassive Black Holes and Their Binaries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAstronomers' Universe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eUnveiling Supermassive Black Holes and Their Binaries\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMauri Valtonen | Achamveedu Gopakumar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Physics \/ Astrophysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSupermassive black holes have emerged over the last decade as a cornerstone of astronomy, astrophysics, and public engagement with science, though their foundational importance was established as early as the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book serves as an introduction to the evolving frontiers of modern astronomy and cosmology, with supermassive black holes and their binaries as the unifying theme. It examines the theoretical and observational investigations that have revealed the pivotal role of such binaries in shaping cosmic evolution. Woven throughout is the social and historical landscape that made these discoveries possible, along with the compelling human stories of the researchers behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe book further offers a window into recent advances in gravitational wave astronomy and explores the far-reaching implications of detecting mergers between supermassive black holes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMauri Valtonen has worked on supermassive binary black hole problems since his graduation from the University of Cambridge in 1975. His affiliations include the Institute of Physics in Helsinki, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the USA, the University of Alabama, Metsähovi Radio Observatory, and the longest as professor of Astronomy at the University of Turku, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAchamveedu Gopakumar is a Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India. His research centers on gravitational waves and the general relativistic aspects of black hole binaries, a field in which he has collaborated closely with Mauri Valtonen since 2008. Beyond his core research, he is a founding member of the Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) and \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eserves on the International Advisory and Evaluation Committee of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), Beijing, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032313621\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450074828940,"sku":"9783032313621","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032313621","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}