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Theory of Accretion Disks 1989 Edition
Contributor(s): Meyer, F. (Editor), Duschl, Wolfgang J. (Editor), Frank, Juhan (Editor)
ISBN: 0792304535     ISBN-13: 9780792304531
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $94.05  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 1989
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics - Astrophysics
- Gardening
- Science | Astronomy
Dewey: 523.1
LCCN: 89-19912
Series: NATO Science Series C:
Physical Information: 492 pages
 
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With the advent of space observatories and modern developments in ground- based astronomy and concurrent progress in the theoretical understanding of these observations it has become clear that accretion of material on to compact objects is an ubiquitous mechanism powering very diverse astrophysical sources ranging in size and luminosity by many orders of magnitude. A problem common to these systems is that the material accreted must in general get rid of its angular momentum and this leads to the formation of an Accretion Disk which allows angular momentum re-distribution and converts potential energy into radiation with an efficiency which can be higher than the nuclear burning yield. These systems range in size from quasars and active galactic nuclei to accretion disks around forming stars and the early solar system and to compact binaries such as cataclysmic variables and low-mass X-ray binaries. Other objects that should be mentioned in this context are 88433, the black hole binary candidates, and possibly gamma-ray burst sources. Observations of these systems have provided important constraints for theoretical accretion disk models on widely differing scales, lumi- nosities, mass-transfer rates and physical environments.