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100 1 _aBeskin, Vasily S.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMHD Flows in Compact Astrophysical Objects
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAccretion, Winds and Jets /
_cby Vasily S. Beskin.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2010.
300 _aXVIII, 425p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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_2rda
490 1 _aAstronomy and Astrophysics Library,
_x0941-7834
505 0 _aHydrodynamical 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.
520 _aAccretion 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.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aAstrophysics and Astroparticles.
650 2 4 _aClassical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642012891
830 0 _aAstronomy and Astrophysics Library,
_x0941-7834
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01290-7
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