Overview
- Provides a coherent introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Star Forming Regions
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Front Matter
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The Effects of Evolved Stars on Their Environments
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Front Matter
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Multicomponent Flows and Cosmic Rays
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Front Matter
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Starburst Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei
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Front Matter
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About this book
John Dyson has contributed to the study of the hydrodynamic processes that govern a wide variety of astrophysical sources which he has helped explain. In this volume dedicated to him, introductory reviews to a number of the key processes and to the sources themselves are given by leading experts. The mechanisms in which the multi-component natures of media affect their dynamics receive particular attention, but the roles of hydromagnetic effects are also highlighted. The importance of cosmic ray moderation and mass transfer between different thermal phases for cosmic ray moderation and mass transfer between different thermal phases for the evolution of flows are amongst the topics treated. The main types of regions considered include those where stars form, the circumstellar environments of evolved stars, the larger scale interstellar structures caused by the mass loss of stars, and those where the lines of AGNs form.
The reviews complement one another and together provide a coherent introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics. Individual reviews stand alone and are suitable for an audience that includes advanced undergraduates doing final year projects.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxies
Book Subtitle: A Volume Honouring John Dyson
Editors: T.W. HARTQUIST, J.M. PITTARD, S.A.E.G. FALLE
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5425-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5424-2Published: 08 December 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-8702-5Published: 27 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5425-9Published: 02 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 343
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles