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Astrophysical jets and beams / / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury



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Autore: Smith Michael D (Michael David), <1955-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Astrophysical jets and beams / / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 523
Soggetto topico: Astrophysical jets
Astrophysics
Classificazione: SCI005000
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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. Written at an entry level for postgraduate students, this volume incorporates introductions to all the governing physics, providing a comprehensive and insightful guide to the study of jets for researchers across all branches of astrophysics.
Titolo autorizzato: Astrophysical jets and beams  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 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
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825519303321
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Serie: Cambridge astrophysics series ; ; 49.