Ulrich Kolb

Extreme Environment Astrophysics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering host systems of accreting, relativistic bodies, and the associated high-energy phenomena, this astrophysics textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduates.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 269mm x 206mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780521193443
• ISBN-10: 0521193443
• Artikelnr.: 29929966

Autorenporträt

Ulrich Kolb is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University. He has authored numerous Open University teaching materials in physics and astronomy, chairs The Open University residential school course in practical astronomy, and directs The Open University's robotic telescope project. He has published numerous research papers on compact accreting systems.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Accretion power
2. Formation and evolution of accretion-powered compact binaries
3. Steady-state accretion
4. Accretion disc outbursts
5. Indirect imaging of accreting systems
6. High-energy emission from compact accretors
7. Relativistic outflows
8. Gamma-ray bursts
Index.

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1. Accretion power; 2. Formation and evolution of accretion-powered compact binaries; 3. Steady-state accretion; 4. Accretion disc outbursts; 5. Indirect imaging of accreting systems; 6. High-energy emission from compact accretors; 7. Relativistic outflows; 8. Gamma-ray bursts; Index.

Rezensionen

'This is a very readable, well-written and beautifully illustrated account of some of the most exciting and energetic phenomena in the Universe. The treatment is aimed at the senior undergraduate level but the clarity of the text and the carefully worked examples and exercises make it accessible and interesting to a much wider audience. This book will be appreciated by everyone wishing to know about accreting binaries, active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts, from astronomy and physics undergraduates to research astrophysicists.' Juhan Frank, Louisiana State University