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9780195130546

Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos Astronomical Winds, Jets, and Explosions

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195130546

  • ISBN10:

    0195130545

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-02-26
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

J. E. Dyson is Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

1. The First Discoveries of Astronomical Winds
3(11)
2. The Magnitudes of Astronomical Quantities
14(9)
3. Stellar Evolution
23(13)
4. Basic Structures of Winds and Windblown Bubbles
36(10)
5. Star Formation and Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects
46(21)
6. Regions of High-Mass Star Formation
67(13)
7. Winds from Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Stars
80(8)
8. Supernovae and Their Remnants
88(16)
9. Galactic Winds, Starburst Superwinds, and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation
104(20)
10. Active Galaxies and Their Nuclei 124(18)
11. Some Other Windy and Explosive Sources 142(9)
Epilogue 151(2)
Glossary 153(6)
Mathematical Appendix 159(6)
Index 165

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