Title Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes Author(s) Brenneman, Laura Publication New York, NY, Springer New York, 2013. Description V, 54 p. 28 illus., 25 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of critical importance for understanding how these black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of study is only in its infancy.?? This brief describes how astronomers measure spin in supermassive black holes using X-ray spectroscopy.???? It also reviews the constraints that have been placed on the spin distribution in local, bright active galaxies over the past six years, and the cosmological implications of these constraints.?? Finally, it summarizes the open questions that remain in this exciting new field of research and points toward future discoveries soon to be made by the next generation of space-based observatories ISBN,Price 9781461477716 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 4. Astronomy???Observations 5. ASTROPHYSICS 6. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. GRAVITATION 10. Observations, Astronomical Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06503     On Shelf