Astrophysical jets and beams /
An up-to-date study of astrophysical jets that will appeal to students and researchers in all areas of astrophysics.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Cambridge astrophysics series ;
no. 49. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; ASTROPHYSICAL JETS AND BEAMS; Series editors; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Rudimentary definitions and concepts; 1.2 Jet presence and function; 1.3 Early history; 1.4 Surprising discoveries; 1.5 Overview and points of view; 1.6 Summary; 2 Detection and measurement; 2.1 Synchrotron radiation; 2.2 Self-absorption and polarisation; 2.3 Compton processes; 2.4 Electrons: free-free and bremsstrahlung processes; 2.5 Atomic processes; 2.6 Molecular processes; 2.7 Maser beams; 2.8 Power and size; 2.9 Summary; 3 The dynamical toolbox.