Accretion processes in astrophysics /
This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major topics associated with accretion processes in astrophysics.
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics (Series) ;
v. XXI. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Accretion disks / Henk Spruit
- 2. The evolution of binary systems / Philipp Podsiadlowski
- 3. Accretion onto white dwarfs / Brian Warner
- 4. Accretion in X-ray binary systems / Robert I. Hynes
- 5. X-ray binary populations in galaxies / Giuseppina Fabbiano
- 6. Observational characteristics of accretion onto black holes I / Chris Done
- 7. Observational characteristics of accretion onto black holes II / Rob Fender
- 8. Computing black hole accretion / John F. Hawley
- Appendix: Piazzi Smyth, the Cape of Good Hope, Tenerife and the siting of large telescopes / Brian Warner.
