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Astrophysical Jets and Beams Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)

Astrophysical Jets and Beams By Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)

Astrophysical Jets and Beams by Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)


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Written at a level that assumes no prior knowledge, this text is a comprehensive and insightful guide to the study of jets on all scales. Suitable for researchers across all branches of astrophysics, it discusses our current understanding of jet processes and reviews major discoveries, observations and jet models.

Astrophysical Jets and Beams Summary

Astrophysical Jets and Beams by Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)

Astrophysical jets are spectacular displays of gas or dust ejected from a range of cosmic bodies; they are seemingly ubiquitous on scales from comets to black holes. This volume reviews our understanding of jet processes and provides a modern guide to their observation and the role they play in many long-standing problems in astrophysics. It covers the major discoveries in gamma-ray bursts, solar and stellar jets and cometary jets. Specific physical processes for all classes of jet are illustrated and discussed in depth, as a backdrop to explaining spectacular jet images. Current jet models raise as many issues as they solve, so the final chapter looks at the new questions to be answered. Written at an entry level for postgraduate students, this volume incorporates introductions to all the governing physics, providing a comprehensive and insightful guide to the study of jets for researchers across all branches of astrophysics.

Astrophysical Jets and Beams Reviews

'The book seems well thought out, and I would certainly recommend it; at least a copy (or two) in your departmental library, and one for any student starting work in this field ... highly recommended.' The Observatory

About Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)

Professor Michael Smith was awarded his Ph.D. in astrophysics by the University of Oxford in 1979. He is now the Director of Research for SEPnet (South-East Physics Network) and holds the posts of Director of Graduate Studies and Sub-Dean in the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Kent. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Detection and measurement; 3. The dynamical toolbox; 4. Observations of extragalactic jets; 5. Jets in galactic nuclei; 6. Jets from young stars and protostars; 7. Jets associated with evolved stars; 8. Jets within the solar system; 9. Jet launching; 10. Jet propagation; 11. New questions; Index.

Additional information

NPB9780521834766
9780521834766
0521834767
Astrophysical Jets and Beams by Michael D. Smith (University of Kent, Canterbury)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2012-02-16
240
N/A
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