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Astrophysical Jets: (Series Number 6 Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series)


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Though they differ vastly in scale and energy, the jets observed in young stellar objects and extragalactic radio sources show a remarkable similarity in their morphology. What physics do they share? As the first of its kind, a workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute provided a unique forum for astronomers from the fields of extragalactic and galactic/stellar jets to share their expertise and synthesise astrophysical links. A dozen invited reviews from internationally renowned figures are presented here as an edited and coherent review. Topics include acceleration and collimation mechanisms, magnetised accretion disks, thermal and synchrotron jets, optical and molecular outflow, and emission-line radiative bow shocks. Together these reviews provide a unique overview of astrophysical jets, crossing the usual boundaries of scale and energy, theory and observation. They summarise our present knowledge, highlight outstanding problems and provide focus for future work. In this way they provide a unique reference for graduates and professionals in astronomy, astrophysics, and physics.

Table of Contents:
Preface; List of participants; 1. Cosmogony of stellar and extragalactic Jets J. E. Pringle; 2. Acceleration and collimation mechanisms in jets R. Blandford; 3. Observational aspects of Herbig-Haro jets B. Reipurth and S. Heathcote; 4. Compact extragalactic radio jets A. P. Marscher; 5. Radio observations of jets: large scales R. A. Laing; 6. Emission-line diagnostics of extragalactic jets A. Wilson; 7. Interpreting observations of jets from young stars T. P. Ray and R. Mundt; 8. Jets from the galactic centre annihilator 1E1740.7-2942 I. R. Mirabel, B. Cordier, J. Paul, F. Lebrun, and L. F. Rodriguez; 9. The relation between optical jets and molecular outflows from young stars S. W. Stahler; 10. Numerical simulations of astrophysical jets M. L. Norman; 11. The jets of SS 433 R. Vermeulen; 12. The M87 jet J. Biretta; 13. Conference summary M. C. Begelman.

Review :
'... an excellent review by renowned experts in this field.' L'Astronomie '... an excellent text for postgraduate students and researchers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the jet phenomenon ... I particularly liked the brilliantly illustrated case study of the M87 jet.' Webb Society Quarterly Journal


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521442213
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 255 mm
  • No of Pages: 327
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 179 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0521442214
  • Publisher Date: 11 Nov 1993
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Series Number 6 Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series
  • Weight: 802 gr


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