Radiation Hydrodynamics in Stars and Compact Objects
Proceedings of Colloquium No. 89 of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Copenhagen University, June 11-20, 1985
Published on 1. July 1986
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454 pages
978-3-540-16764-8 (ISBN)
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and overview.- Jets from young stars.- Theory of protostellar objects.- Radiation hydrodynamics in pulsating stars.- Radiation hydrodynamics in solar flares.- Radiatively-driven stellar winds.- The physics of supernovae.- Neutrino transport in a type II supernova environment.- The early evolution of supernova remnants.- The optical radiation of supernovae.- Compact binary x-ray sources.- Observations of compact x-ray sources.- The classical nova outburst.- Accretion disk instabilities.- Novae and accretion disc evolution.- X-Ray burst sources.- Physical constraints on models of gamma-ray bursters.- Physical processes in active galactic nuclei.- Radiation hydrodynamics of the broad line region in Seyfert galaxies and quasars.- Hydrodynamics near the central engine.- Theory of stellar and extragalactic jets.- Observations of galactic and extragalactic jets.- Interpretation of extragalactic jets.- Radiation hydrodynamics: Conference themes and unsolved problems.