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Accretion processes in astrophysics / edited by Ignacio González Martínez-País, Tariq Shahbaz, and Jorge Casares Velázquez

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Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophysics (21st : 2009 : Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands)
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages).
Additional Creators
González Martínez-País, Ignacio, 1959-, Shahbaz, Tariq, 1970-, and Casares Velázquez, Jorge, 1964-
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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.
Summary
This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major topics associated with accretion processes in astrophysics.
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ISBN
9781107055827 (electronic bk.)
1107055822 (electronic bk.)
9781107059368 (electronic bk.)
1107059364 (electronic bk.)
1107058058 (electronic bk.)
9781107058057 (electronic bk.)
9781107056923 (electronic bk.)
1107056926 (electronic bk.)
9781139343268 (electronic bk.)
1139343262 (electronic bk.)
9781107030190 (hardback)
1107030196 (hardback)
9781306375870
1306375878
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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