The Jet Paradigm From Microquasars to Quasars /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Belloni, Tomaso (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 794
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

These Lecture Notes focus on the physics of relativistic jet sources in the universe, from galactic microquasars to active galactic nuclei (AGN). The early 21st century is an epoch in which a large number of high-energy astronomical missions are underway (RossiXTE, Chandra, XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, Swi...