High-energy astrophysics : American and Soviet perspectives : proceedings from the U.S.-USSR Workshop on High-Energy Astrophysics, June 18-July 1, 1989 / edited by Walter H.G. Lewin, George W. Clark, Rashid A. Sunyaev with Kathleen Kearney Trivers, David M. Abramson ; [sponsored by] Academy of Sciences of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Lewin, Walter H. G.

Clark, George W.

Si︠u︡ni︠a︡ev, R. A. (Rashid Alievich)

Trivers, Kathleen Kearney.

Abramson, David M.

Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Conference Name:

U.S.-USSR Workshop on High-Energy Astrophysics (1989 : Institute for Space Research and Abastumani Laboratory and Observatory)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear astrophysics--Congresses.

Nuclear astrophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past decade, the field of astrophysics has progressed at an impressive rate. This was reflected by the topics discussed at the workshop from which this book eminated. These topics include the inflationary universe; the large-scale structure of the universe; the diffuse X-ray background; gravitational lenses, quasars and active galactic nuclei; infrared galaxies; results from infrared astronomical satellites; supernova 1987A; millisecond radio pulsars; quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray flux of low-mass X-ray binaries; and gamma-ray bursts.

Contents:

High-Energy Astrophysics

Copyright

Foreword

Contents

Instabilities In Sn1987A And Other Supernovae

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE NICKEL BUBBLE

THE LIGHT CURVE

NONSPHERICAL MODELS

SNIB AND DIFFUSION MASSES

REFERENCES

On The Evolution Of Pulsars

The Spin Down Of The Radio Pulsars. Braking Index

Axially Symmetrical Supernova Remnants

SN 1006 AND G296.5 + 10.0 ARE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF BARREL-LIKE SNRS

NUMERICAL SCHEME AND INITIAL CONDITIONS

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSIONS

Neutron Starquake Model For Gamma-Ray Bursts

GAMMA RAY BURSTS FROM OLD NEUTRON STARS

STRUCTURE OF YOUNG NEUTRON STAR CRUSTS

SLOW ACCRETION AND CRUSTAL LOADING

ELASTIC RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY AND STARQUAKES

SEISMIC WAVES

MAGNETOSPHERIC ALFVEN WAVES

EMISSION OF GAMMA RAYS

OBSERVATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Shock Breakout In SN1987A Modelled With The Time-Dependent Radiative Transfer

Manifestations Of Dynamo Driven Large-Scale Magnetic Field In Accretion Disks Of Compact Objects

BIMODAL ACCRETION ON CYGNUS X-1

ASYMMETRIC DISK ACCRETION ONTO MAGNETIZED ROTATING COMPACT STARS

Turbulization Of Shear Flows In Astrophysics

LINEAR THEORY OF PERTURBATION

QUALITATIVE SCENARIO OF TURBULIZATION

Regular Variability Of The Shape Of The Primary Minimum Of The Orbital Light Curve Of Ss 433 With The Phase Of The…

Chaotic Inflationary Universe And The Anisotropy Of The Large-Scale Structure

FLUCTUATIONS ON THE INHOMOGENEOUS BACKGROUND

PRIMORDIAL FLUCTUATIONS SPECTRUM

CHAOTIC INFLATION

ANISOTROPY OF THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE

DISCUSSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

REFERENCES

The Cyclotron Absorption Line And Eclipse Transition Phenomena Of 4u 1538-52

Radio Telescopes As The Detectors Of Super-High-Energy Neutrinos

Optical Observations Of Active Galactic Nuclei

BASIC OBSERVATIONS AND THE STANDARD MODEL

COMPLICATIONS TO THE STANDARD MODEL

SPATIALLY VARIABLE IONIZATION PARAMETER

Ultra-High And Intermediate Densities

Anisotropic Ionizing Radiation

LOW-LUMINOSITY SEYFERT 1 NUCLEI

Searching For Broad H Emission

A Seyfert 1 Nucleus In A Dwarf Sd Galaxy

Warmers: A Different Point Of View

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

On Two-Dimensional Relativistic Stellar Winds

Cluster Research With X-Ray Observations

X-RAY LUMINOSITY FUNCTION

INTERPRETATION OF THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION

FUTURE SURVEYS

SUMMARY

Observations of X-Ray Pulsars From The Kvant Module

CRAB NEBULA PULSAR OBSERVATIONS

HERCULES X-1

SMC X-1

CENTAURUS X-3

VELA X-1

A0535+26

Generation Of Ultrahigh-Energy Gamma Rays In Accreting X-Ray Pulsars

MECHANISM OF THE CONVERSION OF GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY TO ULTRA-RELATIVISTIC PROTON ENERGY

PROTON ACCELERATION TO ULTRARELATIVISTIC ENERGIES IN THE REGION OF THE "LOSS CONE" TYPE INSTABILITY GENERATION

OBSERVATIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED MECHANISM

Can A Man-Made Universe Be Achieved By Quantum Tunneling Without An Initial Singularity?

THE COSMIC COOKBOOK

PROPERTIES OF THE FALSE VACUUM

THE NEW INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE

EVOLUTION OF A FALSE VACUUM BUBBLE

CAN ONE IN PRINCIPLE CREATE AN INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE IN THE LABORATORY?

On The Origin Of The Diffuse X-Ray Background

INTRODUCTION.

DATA ANALYSIS

What Is An IPC Count?

Solar Scattered X-Rays

Source Excision

A Flat-Field Image For The Ipc

A Determination Of The Cosmic Ray Particle Contamination In The Ipc

THE SPECTRUM OF THE X-RAY BACKGROUND

THE POINT SOURCE CONTRIBUTION

THE ORIGIN OF THE X-RAY BACKGROUND

Gravitational Lenses: The Current Sample, Recent Results, And Continuing Searches

MICROLENSING: MEASURING THE MASS FUNCTION OF A GALAXY AND THE SIZE OF A QUASAR?

DO COSMIC STRINGS EXIST?

MASS-TO-LIGHT RATIO MEASUREMENTS IN GALAXIES

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts

TIME HISTORIES

ENERGY SPECTRA

QUIESCENT COUNTERPART SEARCHES

STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF GAMMA-BURSTERS

THE SOFT GAMMA REPEATERS

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

Georgian Space Research Program

TELESCOPE-SPECTROMETER TAMARA (FIGURE 2)

TELESCOPE-SPECTROMETER NINO (FIGURE 3)

On The Nature Of Pulsar Radiation

THE PULSE RADIATION MECHANISMS

APPLICATION TO THE CENTRAL OBJECT IN SN1987A REMNANT

Observing Sn 1987a With The International Ultraviolet Explorer

OBSERVATIONS

THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM TOWARDS SN 1987A

CIRCUMSTELLAR MATTERS

THE ULTRAVIOLET ECHO?

FUTURE OBSERVATIONS OF SN 1987A

Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

The Evolution Of The Gravitational Radiation From Stellar Components Of Galaxies

THE METHOD OF CALCULATION OF GW EVOLUTION

RESULTS

Close Binary Stars In Globular Clusters

Searches For Evolved Globular Cluster Binaries

An Eclipsing Blue Straggler In A Globular Cluster.

FAINT MAIN SEQUENCE BINARIES IN GLOBULAR CLUSTERS

CONCLUSION

The Large-Scale Surface Brightness Distribution Of The X-Ray Background

RECENT RESULTS ON "STRUCTURES" IN THE X-RAY BACKGROUND

Heao-1 A-2 Capabilities

Galactic Component

The Great Attractor Region

Superclusters

OTHER STRUCTURES

FUTURE WORK

X-Ray Emission From Active Galactic Nuclei

THE FORM OF THE CONTINUUM

E &lt

10 Kev

The Continuum From 10-100 Kev

X-RAY SPECTRAL FEATURES

TIME VARIABILITY

On The Observational Appearances Of A Freely Precessing Neutron Star In Hercules X-1

PERIOD DERIVATIVE OF THE PULSAR DUE TO FREE PRECESSION

OPTICAL LIGHT CURVES HZ HER IN THE MODEL OF A FREELY PRECESSING NEUTRON STAR

The PSR 2127+ 12 As An Indicator Of A Massive Black Hole In The Core Of Globular Cluster M 15

DYNAMICAL EFFECTS OF THE MEAN CORE POTENTIAL

ACCELERATION IN A NEARBY STAR POTENTIAL

OTHER SOURCES OF ABNORMAL TIMING

i) Gravitational Lensing

ii) The Neutron Star Precession

PULSAR MOTION IN THE POTENTIAL OF COLLAPSED CORE

The Formation And Evolution Of Domain Walls

A Statistical Analysis Of Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected By The Konus Experiment On Venera 11 And 12

THE V/VMAX TEST

DERIVATION OF V/VMAX FROM THE KONUS DATA

Extragalactic X-Ray Source Counts

DERIVATION OF LUMINOSITY FUNCTION

DERIVATION OF SOURCE COUNTS

TWO COMPLETE X-RAY SAMPLES

SOURCE COUNT PROGNOSIS

REFERENCES.

Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies

THE IRAS SKY SURVEY

THE LOCAL UNIVERSE IN THE INFRARED

ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES

COLLIDING GALAXIES FORMING QUASARS?

The Peculiar Velocity Field Predicted From The Distribution Of Iras Galaxies

THE IRAS SAMPLE

THE PREDICTED PECULIAR VELOCITY FIELD

COMPARISON WITH THE OBSERVED PECULIAR VELOCITY DATA

COMPARISON WITH N-BODY MODELS

UNRESOLVED ISSUES, AND THE WORK AHEAD

X-Ray Radiation From Supernova 1987a The Results Of The Kvant Module In 1987-1989

MIXING OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE EXPANDING ENVELOPE

ABUNDANCE OF 57CO

LIMITS ON THE STELLAR REMNANT LUMINOSITY

TTM/COMIS UPPER LIMITS ON THE FLUX FROM SN1987A

Basic Physics And Cosmology From Pulsar Timing Data

TESTING RELATIVITY WITH PSR 1913+16

THE COSMIC GRAVITATIONAL WAVE BACKGROUND

Gas Flow And Generation Of X-Ray Emission In Wr + Ob Binaries

CLASSIFICATION OF THE GAS FLOW IN WR+OB BINARIES

COLLISION OF WR STELLAR WIND WITH OB STAR SURFACE

COLLISION OF SUPERSONIC WINDS

INTERPRETATION OF THE V 444 CYGNI X-RAY EMISSION

Hydrodynamic Study Of Supernova 1987a: The Phase Of A Wave Of Cooling And Recombination

Appendix List Of Workshop Presentations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610212286

9781280212284

1280212284

9780309567572

0309567572

9780585155593

0585155593

OCLC:

326709835