Relativistic Flows in Astrophysics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guthmann, A.W (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Georganopoulos, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marcowith, A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Manolakou, K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 589
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

The topic of this book is the study of relativistic outflows such as those seen in gamma-ray bursts, microquasars and active galactic nuclei. The book starts with lectures on physical processes relevant to all astrophysical systems exhibiting relativistic flows. Further lectures concentrate on more...