Accretion processes in astrophysics
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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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Accretion processes in astrophysics : XXI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics / edited by Ignacio González Martínez-País, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, and Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Tariq Shahbaz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Jorge Casares Velázquez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. |
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
Creation Date |
2014 |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Machine generated contents note: List of contributors List of participants Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Accretion disks Henk Spruit 2. The evolution of binary systems Philipp Podsiadlowski 3. Accretion onto white dwarfs Brian Warner 4. Accretion in X-ray binary systems Robert I. Hynes 5. X-ray binary populations in galaxies Giuseppina Fabbiano 6. Observational characteristics of accretion onto black holes I Chris Done 7. Observational characteristics of accretion onto black holes II Rob Fender 8. Computing black hole accretion John F. Hawley Appendix: Piazzi Smyth, the Cape of Good Hope, Tenerife and the siting of large telescopes Brian Warner. |
Series |
Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics |
Extent |
1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010701309405171 |
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