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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784767003321

Autore

Hartquist T. W

Titolo

Blowing bubbles in the cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : astronomical winds, jets, and explosions / / T.W. Hartquist, J.E. Dyson, and D.P. Ruffle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-19-773209-7

1-280-47255-3

0-19-535143-6

0-19-518615-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DysonJ. E <1941-> (John Edward)

RuffleD. P

Disciplina

523.01

Soggetti

Solar wind

Astrophysical jets

Stars, New

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The First Discoveries of Astronomical Winds; 2. The Magnitudes of Astronomical Quantities; 3. Stellar Evolution; 4. Basic Structures of Winds and Windblown Bubbles; 5. Star Formation and Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects; 6. Regions of High-Mass Star Formation; 7. Winds from Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Stars; 8. Supernovae and Their Remnants; 9. Galactic Winds, Starburst Superwinds, and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation; 10. Active Galaxies and Their Nuclei; 11. Some Other Windy and Explosive Sources; Epilogue; Glossary; Mathematical Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow bubbles. From a nonmathematical perspective, based on the understanding of bubbles, this book addresses various topics in astrophysics including supernovae, the production of structure in the Early Universe, the environments of supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.