Black-Hole Phenomenology
arXiv:astro-ph/0610657
Abstract
This set of lectures is an introduction to black-hole astrophysics. The emphasis is made on the phenomenology of X-ray binaries and of supermassive compact objects at galactic centers.
arXiv comment58 pages, 4 figures, notes to the lectures given at the School on Particle Physics, Gravity and Cosmology, Dubrovnik, 21 Aug - 2 Sept 2006, references added, typos corrected, to appear in the proceedings of the school, comments welcome
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