Maurice H. P. M. Van Putten (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Amir Levinson (Tel-Aviv University)

Relativistic Astrophysics of the Transient Universe

Gravitation, Hydrodynamics and Radiation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects is ideal for researchers interested in the transient universe. It examines relativistic outflows and radiation processes and links contemporary astronomy to gravitational-wave experiments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 263mm x 182mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 844g
• ISBN-13: 9781107010734
• ISBN-10: 110701073X
• Artikelnr.: 35117777

Autorenporträt

Maurice H. P. M. Van Putten is a Professor in the School of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study. His focus is on radiation processes around rotating black holes, gravitational radiation and ultra high energy cosmic rays.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A zoo of astrophysical transient sources
2. Electromagnetic radiation processes
3. Curved space time and gravitational waves
4. Hadronic processes and neutrino emissions
5. Relativistic fluid dynamics
6. Winds and jets
7. Relativistic shock waves
8. Relativistic blast waves
9. Accretion disks and tori
10. Entropic attraction in black hole binaries
11. Transient sources from rotating black holes
12. Searching for long bursts in gravitational waves
13. Epilogue: the multimessenger transient universe
Index.