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UNINA9910461217203321 |
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Smith Michael D (Michael David), <1955-> |
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Astrophysical jets and beams / / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-107-22557-4 |
1-280-87761-8 |
9786613718921 |
1-139-22220-1 |
1-139-21739-9 |
1-139-22391-7 |
1-139-21431-4 |
1-139-22048-9 |
0-511-99456-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Cambridge astrophysics ; ; 49 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Detection and measurement -- 3. The dynamical toolbox -- 4. Observations of extragalactic jets -- 5. Jets in galactic nuclei -- 6. Jets from young stars and protostars -- 7. Jets associated with evolved stars -- 8. Jets within the solar system -- 9. Jet launching -- 10. Jet propagation -- 11. The astrophysical jet. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Astrophysical jets are spectacular displays of gas or dust ejected from a range of cosmic bodies; they are seemingly ubiquitous on scales from comets to black holes. This volume reviews our understanding of jet processes and provides a modern guide to their observation and the role they play in many long-standing problems in astrophysics. It covers the major discoveries in gamma-ray bursts, solar and stellar jets and cometary jets. Specific physical processes for all classes of jet are illustrated and discussed in depth, as a backdrop to explaining spectacular jet images. Current jet models raise as many issues as they solve, so the final chapter looks at the new questions to be answered. |
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