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Theory of Accretion Disks

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Editors:
  1. Friedrich Meyer

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik, Institut für Astrophysik, Garching bei München, Germany

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  2. Wolfgang J. Duschl

    1. Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Juhan Frank

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik, Institut für Astrophysik, Garching bei München, Germany

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  4. Emmi Meyer-Hofmeister

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik, Institut für Astrophysik, Garching bei München, Germany

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 290)

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Welcoming Address

    • Rudolf Kippenhahn
    Pages 1-2

  3. Observational Evidence for Accretion Disks in Galactic Nuclei

    • Marie-Helene Ulrich
    Pages 3-18

  4. The Low-Frequency Spectra of Accretion Disks in Active Galactic Nuclei: The Dark Side of the Big Blue Bump

    • Matthew Malkan
    Pages 19-28

  5. Observational Constraints on Viscosity in the AGN Accretion Discs

    • A. Siemiginowska, B. Czerny
    Pages 29-33

  6. Accretion Disk Magnetohydrodynamics and the Origin of Jets

    • Roger D. Blandford
    Pages 35-57

  7. Formation of Relativistic MHD Jets in the Magnetosphere of Accretion Disks

    • Max Camenzind
    Pages 59-63

  8. Nonsteady MHD Jets from Magnetized Accretion Disks — Sweeping-Magnetic-Twist Mechanism —

    • Kazunari Shibata, Yutaka Uchida
    Pages 65-69

  9. Statistical Modelling of IR/UV Spectra in AGN

    • Z. Loska, B. Czerny
    Pages 71-74

  10. Formation and Evolution of the Solar Nebula

    • Peter Bodenheimer
    Pages 75-87

  11. Angular Momentum Transport in Protostellar Disks

    • Douglas N. C. Lin
    Pages 89-104

  12. Protostellar Discs

    • James E. Pringle
    Pages 105-111

  13. Formation of Viscous Protostellar Accretion Disks

    • Werner M. Tscharnuter
    Pages 113-123

  14. Formation and Structure of Protostellar Accretion Disks

    • Ralph E. Pudritz
    Pages 125-133

  15. Merging White Dwarfs, Disk Formation and Type I Supernovae

    • Mario Livio
    Pages 135-140

  16. Variability of Active Galactic Nuclei and Galactic QPO Sources: A Diagnosis

    • Marek A. Abramowicz, Ewa Szuszkiewicz, Frederik Wallinder
    Pages 141-166

  17. Nonlinear Pulsation in the Transonic Region of Geometrically Thin Accretion Disks

    • Ryoji Matsumoto, Shoji Kato, Fumio Honma
    Pages 167-172

  18. One-Armed Oscillations of Disks and Their Applications

    • Shoji Kato
    Pages 173-181

  19. Thermal and Tidal Instabilities in Accretion Disks of Dwarf Novae

    • Yoji Osaki
    Pages 183-205

  20. Hydrodynamic Simulation of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables

    • M. Hirose, Yoji Osaki
    Pages 207-212
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With the advent of space observatories and modern developments in ground­ based astronomy and concurrent progress in the theoretical understanding of these observations it has become clear that accretion of material on to compact objects is an ubiquitous mechanism powering very diverse astrophysical sources ranging in size and luminosity by many orders of magnitude. A problem common to these systems is that the material accreted must in general get rid of its angular momentum and this leads to the formation of an Accretion Disk which allows angular momentum re-distribution and converts potential energy into radiation with an efficiency which can be higher than the nuclear burning yield. These systems range in size from quasars and active galactic nuclei to accretion disks around forming stars and the early solar system and to compact binaries such as cataclysmic variables and low-mass X-ray binaries. Other objects that should be mentioned in this context are 88433, the black hole binary candidates, and possibly gamma-ray burst sources. Observations of these systems have provided important constraints for theoretical accretion disk models on widely differing scales, lumi­ nosities, mass-transfer rates and physical environments.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik, Institut für Astrophysik, Garching bei München, Germany

    Friedrich Meyer, Juhan Frank, Emmi Meyer-Hofmeister

  • Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Wolfgang J. Duschl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Theory of Accretion Disks

  • Editors: Friedrich Meyer, Wolfgang J. Duschl, Juhan Frank, Emmi Meyer-Hofmeister

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1037-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0453-1Due: 30 September 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6958-8Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1037-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 492

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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