Beams and Jets in Astrophysics

List of contents

1. Introduction: synchrotron and inverse-Compton radiation P. A. Hughes and L. Miller; 2. Observations of large scale extragalactic jets T. W. B. Muxlow and S. T. Garrington; 3. Interpretation of large scale extragalactic jets J. P. Leahy; 4. Interpretation of Parsec scale jets T. V. Cawthorne; 5. From nucleus to hotspot: nine powers of ten V. Icke; 6. The stability of jets M. Birkinshaw; 7. Numerical simulations of radio source structure A. G. Williams; 8. The production of jets and their relation to active galactic nuclei P. J. Wiita; 9. Particle acceleration and magnetic field evolution J. E. Eilek and P. A. Hughes; 10. Jets in the galaxy R. Padman, A. N. Lasenby and D. A. Green.

Product details

• Authors: P. A. Hughes, P. A. (University of Michigan Hughes, Philip A. Hughes
• Assisted by: P. A. Hughes (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.1991
• EAN: 9780521335768
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33576-8
• No. of pages: 596
• Series: Cambridge Astrophysics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous