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Spacetime Geometry inside a Black Hole
Text by Jim Haldenwang describing the foundations of general relativity and some basic properties of black holes. Presupposes knowledge of calculus and basic concepts of special relativity.
http://members.cox.net/jhaldenwang/black_hole.htm
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Black Hole Images at "Astronomy Picture of the Day" (APOD)
From NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" archive, the three most educational images (editor's choice) related to black holes.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/black_holes.html
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Black Holes and String Theory
Review by Rob Myers (Perimeter Institute); includes information about calculations of the black hole entropy using branes. Based on lectures given at the 4th Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics.
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0107034
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Gravity's Relentless Pull
Information about black holes for a general audience, including virtual journeys and simulations, from the Space Telescope Science Institute (the people in charge of the Hubble Space Telescope).
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/
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Black Holes & Co.
Collection of articles about various aspects of black hole physics, from astronomical observations to the question of why black holes have no hair. Part of the "Spotlights on Relativity" series on Einstein Online; written for a general audienc
http://www.einstein-online.info/en/spotlights/blackHoles/
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Resources Dealing with Black Holes, Singularities, and Event Horizons
List of articles, websites, and images on About.com, compiled by Nick Greene.
http://space.about.com/cs/blackholes/a/blackholesinfo.htm
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Imagine the Universe: Black Holes
Information about the astrophysics of black holes on the website of NASA's High-Energy Astrophysics Learning Center. Suitable for ages 14 and up.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/black_holes.html
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Black Holes
A one-hour lecture given by David M. Harrison (University of Toronto) to senior liberal arts students on the basic properties of black holes.
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/BlackHoles/BlackHoles.html
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Black Holes
Lecture notes for Paul K. Townsend's course on Black holes at Cambridge University. Covers the basics of black hole physics, the mechanics of black holes, and related geometrical concepts at a level suitable for advanced physics students.
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9707012
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Black Holes and Beyond
Part of the "Spacetime Wrinkles" exhibit published by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications: descriptions of what black holes are, how they might be detected, and what kinds of gravitational waves they should produce. Aimed at a g
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/NumRel/BlackHoles.html
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