Astrophysical jets and beams / / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury
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| Autore: |
Smith Michael D (Michael David), <1955->
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| Titolo: |
Astrophysical jets and beams / / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Cambridge astrophysics series ; ; 49.