Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

Accretion disk electrodynamics

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Description

The electrodynamics of accretion disks is the topic of these lectures. The lectures are broken down into four parts. They are as follows: (1) standard thin accretion disks; (2) turbulent dynamo in accretion disks; (3) electrodynamic coupling of accretion-disk coronae; and (4) interaction of a neutron star with an accretion disk. 33 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corporation.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Gravitation in astrophysics
Journal Page Range
p. 195-208.

Conference

Title
NATO advanced study institute on gravitational and astro physics.
Dates
15-31 Jul 1985.
Place
Cargese (France).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19074547
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCRETION DISKS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BINARY STARS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HARD X RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASS; MASS TRANSFER; NEUTRON STARS; PULSARS; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS; STARS; X RADIATION