{"product_id":"ray-tracing-black-holes-burkhard-zink-9783639029024","title":"Ray-tracing Black Holes","description":"Even almost 100 years after their theoretical inception, black holes remain one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe. But how would a black hole appear visually to a telescope with sufficient resolution? This book discusses the theoretical foundations of volume ray-tracing in general relativity, from a derivation of the rendering equation based on kinetic theory to the practical implementation in a C++ application (source code available on request). A number of images produced by this method are discussed, including thin and toroidal accretion disks around rotating black holes, which exhibit effects like red-shift, beaming and gravitational lensing as a direct consequence of the general theory of relativity by Albert Einstein. The book is written with readers possessing a graduate-level knowledge of general relativity in mind, although anyone who shares a fascination in black holes may find the applications intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burkhard Zink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 363902902X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783639029024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VDM Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Burkhard Zink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424579961087,"sku":"9783639029024","price":63.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7319481f-5dbb-4362-90c8-987d38431aa5.jpg?v=1761531171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ray-tracing-black-holes-burkhard-zink-9783639029024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}