Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 64 Quantum Physics and Black-Hole Evaporation
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079978
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
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!
Film
In Process Record
Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web