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Relativistic Flows in Astrophysics

By Apostolos Mastichiadis (auth.) , Axel W. Guthmann , Markos Georganopoulos , Konstantina Manolakou , Alexandre Marcowith (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2002
ISBN
3540435182, 9783540435181
DOI
10.1007/3-540-46025-X
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL18240531M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1801845 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 589
Edition
1
Pages
246\237
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Astrophysics

Description

The topic of this book is the study of relativistic outflows such as those seen in gamma-ray bursts, microquasars and active galactic nuclei. The book starts with lectures on physical processes relevant to all astrophysical systems exhibiting relativistic flows. Further lectures concentrate on more specific aspects such as various mechanisms for particle acceleration and radiation from relativistically moving sources. This volume will thus be of interest to postgraduate students and nonspecialist researchers as a tutorial introduction to this subject as well as for the experienced researcher looking for a modern source of reference.

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