Format:
Online Ressource (xiv, 384 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
3rd ed Juhan Frank, Andrew R. King, Derek Raine
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780511077548
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0511077548
Content:
3.2 Charge neutrality, plasma oscillations and the Debye length -- 3.3 Collisions -- 3.4 Thermal plasmas: relaxation time and mean free path -- 3.5 The stopping of fast particles by a plasma -- 3.6 Transport phenomena: viscosity -- 3.7 The effect of strong magnetic fields -- 3.8 Shock waves in plasmas -- 4 Accretion in binary systems -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Interacting binary systems -- 4.3 Roche lobe overflow -- 4.4 Roche geometry and binary evolution -- 4.5 Disc formation -- 4.6 Viscous torques -- 4.7 The magnitude of viscosity -- 4.8 Beyond the Alpha-prescription.
Content:
4.9 Accretion in close binaries: other possibilities -- 5 Accretion discs -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Radial disc structure -- 5.3 Steady thin discs -- 5.4 The local structure of thin discs -- 5.5 The emitted spectrum -- 5.6 The structure of steady Alpha-discs (the 'standard model') -- 5.7 Steady discs: confrontation with observation -- 5.8 Time dependence and stability -- 5.9 Dwarf novae -- 5.10 Irradiated discs -- 5.11 Tides, resonances and superhumps -- 5.12 Discs around young stars -- 5.13 Spiral shocks -- 6 Accretion on to a compact object -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Boundary layers.
Content:
6.3 Accretion on to magnetized neutron stars and white dwarfs -- 6.4 Accretion columns: the white dwarf case -- 6.5 Accretion column structure for neutron stars -- 6.6 X-ray bursters -- 6.7 Black holes -- 6.8 Accreting binary systems with compact components -- 7 Active galactic nuclei -- 7.1 Observations -- 7.1.1 Continuum emission -- 7.1.2 Line spectra -- 7.1.3 Polarization and variability -- 7.1.4 Summary of active galactic nuclei -- Seyfert galaxies -- Quasars -- BL Lacs (Lacertids) -- Radio galaxies -- 7.1.5 Unified models -- 7.2 The distances of active galaxies.
Content:
7.2.1 Association with clusters -- 7.2.2 The continuity argument -- 7.2.3 Absorption lines -- 7.2.4 Gravitational lenses -- 7.3 The sizes of active galactic nuclei -- 7.3.1 Optical structure -- 7.3.2 Radio structure -- 7.3.3 Variability arguments -- 7.4 The mass of the central source -- 7.4.1 Alignment of radio sources -- 7.4.2 The Eddington limit -- 7.4.3 Variability -- 7.4.4 The stellar distribution -- 7.4.5 Activity in normal galaxies -- 7.5 Models of active galactic nuclei -- 7.5.1 Compact star clusters (without black holes) -- 7.5.2 Supermassive stars -- 7.5.3 Black holes.
Content:
Accretion Power in Astrophysics examines accretion as a source of energy in both binary star systems containing compact objects, and in active galactic nuclei. Assuming a basic knowledge of physics, the authors describe the physical processes at work in accretion discs and other accretion flows. The first three chapters explain why accretion is a source of energy, and then present the gas dynamics and plasma concepts necessary for astrophysical applications. The next three chapters then develop accretion in stellar systems, including accretion onto compact objects. Further chapters give extens
Content:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- 1 Accretion as a source of energy -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Eddington limit -- 1.3 The emitted spectrum -- 1.4 Accretion theory and observation -- 2 Gas dynamics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The equations of gas dynamics -- 2.3 Steady adiabatic flows -- isothermal flows -- 2.4 Sound waves -- 2.5 Steady, spherically symmetric accretion -- 3 Plasma concepts -- 3.1 Introduction.
Note:
Frank's name appears first on the previous ed. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-379) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-379) and index
Additional Edition:
0521620538
Additional Edition:
0521629578
Additional Edition:
9780521620536
Additional Edition:
9780521629577
Additional Edition:
Print version Accretion power in astrophysics
Language:
English
Keywords:
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