HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

By J. MAIRI

1 THE SCHWARZSCHILD BLACK HOLE: A GENERAL RELATIVISTIC INTRODUCTION 2 THE MILKYWAY: STRUCTURE, CONSTITUENTS AND EVOLUTION 3 THE COLLAPSE TO A BLACK HOLE 4 THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE GALAXY’S CENTRAL BLACK HOLE 5 PARTICLES AND FIELDS NEAR BLACK HOLES 6 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF BLACK HOLES 7 QUANTUM ASPECTS OF BLACK HOLES 8 THE MASS OF THE GALACTIC CENTER BLACK HOLE 9 STARS AND SINGULARITIES: STELLAR PHENOMENA NEAR A MASSIVE BLACK HOLE 10 BLACK HOLE ACCRETION MODELS FOR THE GALACTIC CENTER 11 RADIO AND X-RAY EMISSION FROM THE GALACTIC BLACK HOLE