MHD Flows in Compact Astrophysical Objects (Record no. 111351)

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International Standard Book Number 9783642012907
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-3-642-01290-7
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Classification number QB460-466
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Subject category code PHVB
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Subject category code SCI005000
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Classification number 523.01
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Beskin, Vasily S.
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245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title MHD Flows in Compact Astrophysical Objects
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Accretion, Winds and Jets /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Vasily S. Beskin.
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-- Berlin, Heidelberg :
-- Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
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Extent XVIII, 425p.
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Series statement Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
International Standard Serial Number 0941-7834
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Formatted contents note Hydrodynamical Limit — Classical Problems of Accretion and Ejection -- Force-Free Approximation — The Magnetosphere of Radio Pulsars -- Force-Free Approximation — the Black Hole Magnetosphere -- Full MHD Version — General Properties -- Full MHD Version — Particle Acceleration and Collimation -- Conclusion.
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Summary, etc Accretion flows, winds and jets of compact astrophysical objects and stars are generally described within the framework of hydrodynamical and magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) flows. Analytical analysis of the problem provides profound physical insights, which are essential for interpreting and understanding the results of numerical simulations. Providing such a physical understanding of MHD Flows in Compact Astrophysical Objects is the main goal of this book, which is an updated translation of a successful Russian graduate textbook. The book provides the first detailed introduction into the method of the Grad-Shafranov equation, describing analytically the very broad class of hydrodynamical and MHD flows. It starts with the classical examples of hydrodynamical accretion onto relativistic and nonrelativistic objects. The force-free limit of the Grad-Shafranov equation allows us to analyze in detail the physics of the magnetospheres of radio pulsars and black holes, including the Blandford-Znajek process of energy extraction from a rotating black hole immersed in an external magnetic field. Finally, on the basis of the full MHD version of the Grad-Shafranov equation the author discusses the problems of jet collimation and particle acceleration in Active Galactic Nuclei, radio pulsars, and Young Stellar Objects. The comparison of the analytical results with numerical simulations demonstrates their good agreement. Assuming that the reader is familiar with the basic physical and mathematical concepts of General Relativity, the author uses the 3+1 split approach which allows the formulation of all results in terms of physically clear language of three dimensional vectors. The book contains detailed derivations of equations, numerous exercises, and an extensive bibliography. It therefore serves as both an introductory text for graduate students and a valuable reference work for researchers in the field.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9783642012891
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Uniform title Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01290-7
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