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Contents

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface xiii
CHAPTER 1. The Galactic Center 1
CHAPTER 2. The Radio Source Sagittarius A* 25
CHAPTER 3. Sagittarius A*’s Spectrum 42
CHAPTER 4. Variability 71
CHAPTER 5. The Central Star Cluster 86
CHAPTER 6. The Four-Dimensional Spacetime 114
CHAPTER 7. Mass Accretion and Expulsion 156
CHAPTER 8. Flares 226
CHAPTER 9. Strong Field Physics 245
References 265
Index 287

The Galactic Supermassive Black Hole

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691222547-toc

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface xiii
CHAPTER 1. The Galactic Center 1
CHAPTER 2. The Radio Source Sagittarius A* 25
CHAPTER 3. Sagittarius A*’s Spectrum 42
CHAPTER 4. Variability 71
CHAPTER 5. The Central Star Cluster 86
CHAPTER 6. The Four-Dimensional Spacetime 114
CHAPTER 7. Mass Accretion and Expulsion 156
CHAPTER 8. Flares 226
CHAPTER 9. Strong Field Physics 245
References 265
Index 287

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