Accretion Flows in Astrophysics

Accretion Flows in Astrophysics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9783319930091
ISBN-13 : 3319930095
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Book Synopsis Accretion Flows in Astrophysics by : Nikolay Shakura

Download or read book Accretion Flows in Astrophysics written by Nikolay Shakura and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights selected topics of standard and modern theory of accretion onto black holes and magnetized neutron stars. The structure of stationary standard discs and non-stationary viscous processes in accretion discs are discussed to the highest degree of accuracy analytic theory can provide, including relativistic effects in flat and warped discs around black holes. A special chapter is dedicated to a new theory of subsonic settling accretion onto a rotating magnetized neutron star. The book also describes supercritical accretion in quasars and its manifestation in lensing events. Several chapters cover the underlying physics of viscosity in astrophysical discs with some important aspects of turbulent viscosity generation. The book is aimed at specialists as well as graduate students interested in the field of theoretical astrophysics.


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