Accretion processes in astrophysics: XXI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics

It has been more than fifty years since the first significant paper on accretion flows was written. In recent years, X-ray satellites capable of identifying accretion disks and radiation jets - indications that accretion has taken place - have significantly advanced our understanding of these phenom...

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Körperschaft: Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophysics < 2009, Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands> (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: González Martínez-País, Ignacio 1959- (HerausgeberIn), Shahbaz, Tariq 1970- (HerausgeberIn), Casares Velázquez, Jorge 1964- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics
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Zusammenfassung:It has been more than fifty years since the first significant paper on accretion flows was written. In recent years, X-ray satellites capable of identifying accretion disks and radiation jets - indications that accretion has taken place - have significantly advanced our understanding of these phenomena. This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major theoretical and observational topics associated with accretion processes in astrophysics. Comprising lectures presented at the twenty-first Winter School of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, the text emphasises the physical aspects of accretion, investigating how radiation jets are produced, how accretion power is divided between jets and radiated energy, the geometry of accretion flow, and the accretion processes of active galactic nuclei. Written by an international team of experienced scientists, chapters offer young researchers key analytical tools for supporting and carrying out the next generation of front-line research
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages)
ISBN:9781139343268
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139343268