Accretion Power In Astrophysics

Author : Juhan Frank,A. R. King,Derek Raine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521629578

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Accretion Power in Astrophysics by Juhan Frank,A. R. King,Derek Raine Pdf

Accretion Power in Astrophysics examines accretion as a source of energy in both binary star systems containing compact objects, and in active galactic nuclei. Assuming a basic knowledge of physics, the authors describe the physical processes at work in accretion discs and other accretion flows. The first three chapters explain why accretion is a source of energy, and then present the gas dynamics and plasma concepts necessary for astrophysical applications. The next three chapters then develop accretion in stellar systems, including accretion onto compact objects. Further chapters give extensive treatment of accretion in active galactic nuclei, and describe thick accretion discs. A new chapter discusses recently discovered accretion flow solutions. The third edition is greatly expanded and thoroughly updated. New material includes a detailed treatment of disc instabilities, irradiated discs, disc warping, and general accretion flows. The treatment is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers.

Author : Juhan Frank,Andrew King,Derek Raine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521620538

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Accretion Power in Astrophysics by Juhan Frank,Andrew King,Derek Raine Pdf

This newly expanded and thoroughly updated third edition examines accretion as a source of energy in both binary star systems containing compact objects, and in active galactic nuclei. Assuming a basic knowledge of physics, the authors describe the physical processes at work in accretion discs and other accretion flows. New material includes a detailed treatment of disc instabilities, irradiated discs, disc warping, and general accretion flows. The treatment is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers.

Author : Juhan Frank,Andrew R. King,Derek J. Raine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521403065

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Accretion Power in Astrophysics by Juhan Frank,Andrew R. King,Derek J. Raine Pdf

Accretion is recognised as a phenomenon of fundamental importance in astrophysics. Accretion Power in Astrophysics examines accretion as a source of energy in binary star systems containing compact objects and in active galactic nuclei. The authors assume a basic knowledge of physics in order to describe the physical processes at work in accretion discs. The first three chapters explain why accretion is a source of energy, and then present the gas dynamics and plasma concepts necessary for astrophysical applications. The next three chapters then develop accretion in stellar systems, including accretion onto compact objects. Three further chapters give extensive treatment of accretion in active galactic nuclei, and the concluding chapter describes thick accretion discs. The second edition is a complete revision of the earlier account. In particular it gives much greater attention to active galaxies and quasars, where the accretion model is now accepted as the central energy source. The treatment is at a level appropriate for graduate students.

Author : J. R. Frank,A. R. King,Derek J. Raine
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1985-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521245303

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Accretion Power in Astrophysics by J. R. Frank,A. R. King,Derek J. Raine Pdf

This book is an account of the accretion of matter by massive astronomical objects. It sets out the physics of the accretion process in detail. This is related to observations of the accretion phenomenon in stellar systems and galaxies. The power derived through accretion processes is a dominant source of emission energy in X-ray stars and the cores of active galaxies. This book takes the physics undergraduate to a point at which it is possible to start independent research. It is suitable for graduate courses as well as providing an overview for the professional.

Author : Maurizio Falanga,Tomaso Belloni,Piergiorgio Casella,Marat Gilfanov,Peter Jonker,Andrew King
Publisher : Springer
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493922277

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The Physics of Accretion onto Black Holes by Maurizio Falanga,Tomaso Belloni,Piergiorgio Casella,Marat Gilfanov,Peter Jonker,Andrew King Pdf

Provides a comprehensive summary on the physical models and current theory of black hole accretion, growth and mergers, in both the supermassive and stellar-mass cases. This title reviews in-depth research on accretion on all scales, from galactic binaries to intermediate mass and supermassive black holes. Possible future directions of accretion are also discussed. The following main themes are covered: a historical perspective; physical models of accretion onto black holes of all masses; black hole fundamental parameters; and accretion, jets and outflows. An overview and outlook on the topic is also presented. This volume summarizes the status of the study of astrophysical black hole research and is aimed at astrophysicists and graduate students working in this field. Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Vol 183/1-4, 2014.

Author : Nikolay Shakura
Publisher : Springer
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319930091

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Accretion Flows in Astrophysics by Nikolay Shakura Pdf

This book highlights selected topics of standard and modern theory of accretion onto black holes and magnetized neutron stars. The structure of stationary standard discs and non-stationary viscous processes in accretion discs are discussed to the highest degree of accuracy analytic theory can provide, including relativistic effects in flat and warped discs around black holes. A special chapter is dedicated to a new theory of subsonic settling accretion onto a rotating magnetized neutron star. The book also describes supercritical accretion in quasars and its manifestation in lensing events. Several chapters cover the underlying physics of viscosity in astrophysical discs with some important aspects of turbulent viscosity generation. The book is aimed at specialists as well as graduate students interested in the field of theoretical astrophysics.

Author : Ignacio González Martínez-País,Tariq Shahbaz,Jorge Casares Velázquez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107030190

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Accretion Processes in Astrophysics by Ignacio González Martínez-País,Tariq Shahbaz,Jorge Casares Velázquez Pdf

It has been more than fifty years since the first significant paper on accretion flows was written. In recent years, X-ray satellites capable of identifying accretion disks and radiation jets - indications that accretion has taken place - have significantly advanced our understanding of these phenomena. This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major theoretical and observational topics associated with accretion processes in astrophysics. Comprising lectures presented at the twenty-first Winter School of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, the text emphasises the physical aspects of accretion, investigating how radiation jets are produced, how accretion power is divided between jets and radiated energy, the geometry of accretion flow, and the accretion processes of active galactic nuclei. Written by an international team of experienced scientists, chapters offer young researchers key analytical tools for supporting and carrying out the next generation of front-line research.

Author : George B. Rybicki,Alan P. Lightman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527618187

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Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by George B. Rybicki,Alan P. Lightman Pdf

Radiative Processes in Astrophysics: This clear, straightforward, and fundamental introduction is designed to present-from a physicist's point of view-radiation processes and their applications to astrophysical phenomena and space science. It covers such topics as radiative transfer theory, relativistic covariance and kinematics, bremsstrahlung radiation, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, some plasma effects, and radiative transitions in atoms. Discussion begins with first principles, physically motivating and deriving all results rather than merely presenting finished formulae. However, a reasonably good physics background (introductory quantum mechanics, intermediate electromagnetic theory, special relativity, and some statistical mechanics) is required. Much of this prerequisite material is provided by brief reviews, making the book a self-contained reference for workers in the field as well as the ideal text for senior or first-year graduate students of astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics courses. Radiative Processes in Astrophysics also contains about 75 problems, with solutions, illustrating applications of the material and methods for calculating results. This important and integral section emphasizes physical intuition by presenting important results that are used throughout the main text; it is here that most of the practical astrophysical applications become apparent.

Author : Marek A. Abramowicz,Gunnlaugur Björnsson,James E. Pringle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521623626

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Theory of Black Hole Accretion Discs by Marek A. Abramowicz,Gunnlaugur Björnsson,James E. Pringle Pdf

The first comprehensive and up-to-date review of our new understanding of accretion disks around black holes - with chapters from experts from around the world.

Author : Pranab Ghosh
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789810247447

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Rotation and Accretion Powered Pulsars by Pranab Ghosh Pdf

This book is an introduction to pulsars, a key area in high energy astrophysics with continuing potential for fundamental discoveries. Throughout the book runs the unifying thread of the evolutionary link between rotation-powered pulsars and accretion-powered pulsars ? a milestone of modern astrophysics. Early textbooks on pulsars dealt almost entirely with rotation-powered ones, while accounts of pulsars in volumes on X-ray binaries focused almost exclusively on accretion-powered ones. This is the first textbook to treat these two kinds of pulsars simultaneously with equal importance, stressing the fact that both are rotating, magnetic neutron stars, operating under different conditions during different parts of their lives. It describes the observational properties of both kinds of pulsars, summarizes our physical understanding of these properties, and pays detailed attention to the physics of superdense matter which neutron stars are composed of, as well as to the superfluidity which is expected to occur in neutron stars. Evolution from rotation-power to accretion-power, and vice versa, are carefully described. The effects of the strong magnetic fields of neutron stars on themselves, their emission properties, and their environments are discussed, as are the origin and evolution of such magnetic fields. Also treated is the superbly accurate verification of Einstein's theory of general relativity through timing studies of binary pulsars, which led to the award of the Nobel Prize to Hulse and Taylor in 1993. On each topic, the book starts with simple, basic physical concepts, and builds up the exposition to the point where the latest and most exciting developments become accessible to the reader.

Author : James Binney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Astrophysics
ISBN : 9780198752851

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Astrophysics by James Binney Pdf

Astrophysics is said to have been born when Isaac Newton saw an apple drop in his orchard and had the electrifying insight that the Moon falls just like that apple. James Binney shows how the application of physical laws derived on Earth allows us to understand objects that exist on the far side of the Universe.

Author : V. S. Beskin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 2868837026

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Accretion Discs, Jets, and High Energy Phenomena in Astrophysics by V. S. Beskin Pdf

The accretion process is thought to play a key role in the Universe. This book explains, in a form intelligible to graduate students, its relation to the formation of new stars, to the energy release in compact objects and to the formation of black holes.The monographdescribes howaccretion processes are related to the presence of jets in stellar objects and active galactic nuclei and to jet formation. The authors treat theoretical work as well as current observational facts. This volume of the highly esteemed Les Houches series is meant as an advanced text thatcan serve to attract students to exciting new research work in astrophysics.

Author : C. BERTOUT (Ed)
Publisher : Atlantica Séguier Frontières
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Accretion (Astrophysics)
ISBN : 2863320939

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Structure and Emission Properties of Accretion Disks by C. BERTOUT (Ed) Pdf

Author : Andrea Merloni,Sergei V. Nayakshin,Rashid A. Sunyaev
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540252754

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Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context by Andrea Merloni,Sergei V. Nayakshin,Rashid A. Sunyaev Pdf

Supermassive black holes are now believed to play an important role in the evolution of the Universe. Every respectable galaxy hosts in its center a black hole that appears to regulate the growth of the galaxy itself. In this book, leading experts in the field review the most recent theoretical and observational results on the following topics: - formation and growth of the first black holes in the Universe and their role in the formation and evolution of galaxies - the physics of black-hole accretion and the production of relativistic jets - binary black-hole mergers and gravitational radiation. Theoretical work is supplemented by the most recent exciting results from space and ground based observatories. This volume is useful research and reference tool for the entire astrophysical community.

Author : James E. Pringle,Andrew King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139464444

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Astrophysical Flows by James E. Pringle,Andrew King Pdf

Almost all conventional matter in the Universe is fluid, and fluid dynamics plays a crucial role in astrophysics. This graduate textbook, first published in 2007, provides a basic understanding of the fluid dynamical processes relevant to astrophysics. The mathematics used to describe these processes is simplified to bring out the underlying physics. The authors cover many topics, including wave propagation, shocks, spherical flows, stellar oscillations, the instabilities caused by effects such as magnetic fields, thermal driving, gravity, shear flows, and the basic concepts of compressible fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics. The authors are Directors of the UK Astrophysical Fluids Facility (UKAFF) at the University of Leicester, and editors of the Cambridge Astrophysics Series. This book has been developed from a course in astrophysical fluid dynamics taught at the University of Cambridge. It is suitable for graduate students in astrophysics, physics and applied mathematics, and requires only a basic familiarity with fluid dynamics.