Astrophysical jets and beams /
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| Author / Creator: | Smith, Michael D. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge astrophysics series ; no. 49 Cambridge astrophysics series ; no. 49. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11829934 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed 09 Mar 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511994562 0511994567 9780521834766 0521834767 1280877618 9781280877612 9781139220484 1139220489 9781139217392 1139217399 9781139223911 1139223917 1107225574 9781107225572 9786613718921 6613718920 1139222201 9781139222204 1139214314 9781139214315 |