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...

Table of Contents:

• Radiative Processes in Relativistic Outflows
• Particle Acceleration at Relativistic Shocks
• Jet Formation and Collimation
• The Evolution of Classical Double Radio Galaxies
• Blazars
• Relativistic Outflows from X-ray Binaries ('Microquasars')
• Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Afterglow Revolution
• Observations and Simulations of Relativistic Jets
• 3D Relativistic Hydrodynamics
• Epilogue.