Published April 1988
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Journal article
Basic elements of the theory of accretion
- 1. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste (Italy)
- 2. Milano Universita, Milan (Italy)
Description
Important aspects of the theory of accretion are reviewed and the theory of the spherical accretion of a polytropic gas is presented. The effect of the termination of the flow at the surface of a neutron star or white dwarf is studied with consideration given to the interaction with a magnetic field anchored to the star. Spherical accretion onto black holes is described with attention focused on the role of the magnetic field in the accreting plasma and the issue of radiation pressure. 102 references
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.
- Journal Volume
- 100
- Series
- Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.
- Journal Page Range
- 427-451
- ISSN
- 0004-6280
- CODEN
- PASPA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19102668
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCRETION DISKS; BINARY STARS; BLACK HOLES; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; GALAXY NUCLEI; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON STARS; STAR ACCRETION; STAR MODELS; WHITE DWARF STARS
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DWARF STARS; STAR EVOLUTION; STARS; VARIABLE STARS