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Into the heart of darkness: Supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies - 2011 (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Category: Education
Duration: 00:57:35
Publish Date: 2011-06-14 09:00:00
Description: Presented by Dr Darren Croton on 15th June 2011.

Black holes are amongst the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realise that our own galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its centre that is three million times more massive than our own Sun! In this talk Associate Professor Darren Croton discusses the physics of black holes and their formation, how they can grow to become so massive, active black hole "quasars" in the distant universe and the unexpected impact that a supermassive black hole can have on the evolution of an entire galaxy. We will finish by side stepping into the exotic world of wormholes, the black hole's tormented cousin.
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