| Theory of Accretion Disks 2: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Theory of Accreditation Disks -- 2 Garching, Germany March 22-26 1994 Edition Contributor(s): Duschl, Wolfgang J. (Editor), Frank, Juhan (Editor), Meyer, F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792326091 ISBN-13: 9780792326090 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1993 Annotation: Accretion disks in astrophysics represent the characteristic flow by which compact bodies accrete mass from their environment. Their intrinsically high luminosity, and recent progress in observational accessibility at all wavelength bands, have led to rapidly growing awareness of their importance and made them the object of intense research on widely different scales, ranging from binary stars to young stellar objects and active galactic nuclei. This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Workshop on Theory of Accretion Disks 2' for which some of the most active researchers in the different fields came together at the Max-Planck-Institut for Astrophysics in Garching in March, 1993. Its reviews and contributions give an up-to-date account of the present status of our understanding and provide a stimulating challenge in discussions of open questions in a rapidly developing field. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Mechanics - General - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 520 |
| LCCN: 93023735 |
| Series: NATO Science Series C: |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.75 lbs) 427 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accretion disks in astrophysics represent the characteristic flow by which compact bodies accrete mass from their environment. Their intrinsically high luminosity, and recent progress in observational accessibility at all wavelength bands, have led to rapidly growing awareness of their importance and made them the object of intense research on widely different scales, ranging from binary stars to young stellar objects and active galactic nuclei. This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Workshop on Theory of Accretion Disks 2' for which some of the most active researchers in the different fields came together at the Max-Planck-Institut for Astrophysics in Garching in March, 1993. Its reviews and contributions give an up-to-date account of the present status of our understanding and provide a stimulating challenge in discussions of open questions in a rapidly developing field. |