Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics / by Gabriele Ghisellini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghisellini, Gabriele, Author.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 873

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrophysics.

Plasma (Ionized gases).

Particle acceleration.

Optics.

Electrodynamics.

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Plasma Physics.

Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

Classical Electrodynamics.

Local Subjects:

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Plasma Physics.

Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

Classical Electrodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 147 p. 65 illus., 43 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book grew out of the author’s notes from his course on Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics. The course provides fundamental definitions of radiative processes and serves as a brief introduction to Bremsstrahlung and black body emission, relativistic beaming, synchrotron emission and absorption, Compton scattering, synchrotron self-compton emission, pair creation and emission. The final chapter discusses the observed features of Active Galactic Nuclei and their interpretation based on the radiative processes presented in the book. Written in an informal style, this book will guide students through their first encounter with high-energy astrophysics.

Contents:

Some Fundamental definitions

Bremsstrahlung and Black Body

Beaming

Synchrotron Emission and Absorption

Compton Scattering

Synchrotron Self–Compton

Pairs

Active Galactic Nuclei

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

ISBN:

3-319-00612-6