Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 64 Quantum Physics and Black-Hole Evaporation
2025
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Originally, astronomers thought that black holes were truly black, but physicist Stephen Hawking has calculated that black holes slowly evaporate through a quantum mechanical process. Very small black holes should literally explode as a burst of gamma rays!
Author:
Imprint:
The Great Courses, 2007.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007.
Performers:
Alex Filippenko
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
482567
Electronic access:
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