Published 1976 | Version v1
Book

Coronae above accretion discs

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK

Description

A turbulent accretion disc generates acoustic noise which, on propagation upward into the tenuous upper layer, forms shock waves. These give rise to a corona above the disc, thereby providing the possibility to determine observationally the existence (or otherwise) of turbulence in the disc. Models for stationary coronae of this type are calculated on the basis of a simplified thermodynamic cycle in the shock. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
D. Reidel.
Imprint Place
Dordrecht, The Netherlands
ISBN
90-277-0682-4
Imprint Title
Structure and evolution of close binary systems
Imprint Pagination
p. 267-276.

Conference

Title
International Astronomical Union symposium no. 73 on structure and evolution of close binary systems.
Dates
28 Jul - 1 Aug 1975.
Place
Cambridge, UK.