Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos
Astronomical Winds, Jets, and Explosions
Published on 18. March 2004
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-19-513054-6 (ISBN)
Description
Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow spectacular bubbles. From a nonmathematical, unifying perspective, based on the understanding of bubbles, the authors address many of the most exciting topics in modern astrophysics including supernovae, the production of structure in the Early Universe, the environments of supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.
Reviews / Votes
"Three astrophysicists from Leeds University diverge from many studies by focusing not on a particular source of radiation, but on a set of phenomena produced by a wide range of them. The underlying pictures required for such a study, they say, are simple, limited in type, and highly adaptable, and thus suitable to introduce non-specialists to a large swathe of astrophysics from a unifying perspective: star- forming regions, supernova, the creation of structurein the early universe, and other hot topics."--SciTech Book News
"Three astrophysicists from Leeds University diverge from many studies by focusing not on a particular source of radiation, but on a set of phenomena produced by a wide range of them. The underlying pictures required for such a study, they say, are simple, limited in type, and highly adaptable, and thus suitable to introduce non-specialists to a large swathe of astrophysics from a unifying perspective: star- forming regions, supernova, the creation of structure
in the early universe, and other hot topics."--SciTech Book News
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones and line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513054-6 (9780195130546)
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Additional editions
T. W. Hartquist | J. E. Dyson | D. P. Ruffle
Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos
Astronomical Winds, Jets, and Explosions
E-Book
02/2004
1st Edition
OUP USA
€52.49
Available for download
T. W. Hartquist | J. E. Dyson | D. P. Ruffle
Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos
Astronomical Winds, Jets, and Explosions
E-Book
02/2004
1st Edition
OUP USA
€52.99
Available for download
Persons
(Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Christianity
Author
Professor of AstrophysicsProfessor of Astrophysics
Professor of Astronomy and Head of the Department of Physics and AstronomyProfessor of Astronomy and Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of ChemistryPostdoctoral Fellow, School of Chemistry, All at the University of Leeds
Content
1: The First Discoveries of Astronomical Winds
2: The Magnitudes of Astronomical Quantities
3: Stellar Evolution
4: Basic Structures of Winds and Windblown Bubbles
5: Star Formation and Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects
6: Regions of High-Mass Star Formation
7: Winds from Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Stars
8: Supernovae and Their Remnants
9: Galactic Winds, Starburst Superwinds, and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation
10: Active Galaxies and Their Nuclei
11: Some Other Windy and Explosive Sources
2: The Magnitudes of Astronomical Quantities
3: Stellar Evolution
4: Basic Structures of Winds and Windblown Bubbles
5: Star Formation and Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects
6: Regions of High-Mass Star Formation
7: Winds from Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Stars
8: Supernovae and Their Remnants
9: Galactic Winds, Starburst Superwinds, and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation
10: Active Galaxies and Their Nuclei
11: Some Other Windy and Explosive Sources