Extragalactic Jets from Every Angle (IAU S313): Proceedings of the 313th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Puerto Ayora, ... Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107078741 ISBN 13: 9781107078741

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Extragalactic jets provide the direct observational evidence for a connection between supermassive black holes and their surrounding cosmic environments. They deliver the energy released by an accreting black hole across large distances and impact the formation and evolution of surrounding structures, carrying information about the black hole's power, spin, accretion state and characteristic timescales. IAU Symposium 313 brings together observational astronomers working across the electromagnetic spectrum with theorists, to investigate our understanding of the physics of relativistic jets. They address questions on topics such as: unification scenarios for blazars and radio galaxies, the interactions between jets and their environments, jet composition and structure, the role of magnetic fields, mechanisms of particle acceleration, high-energy emissions, and the scaling of physical jet phenomena with black-hole mass, from extragalactic to galactic sources. This volume benefits observers and theorists, both researchers and advanced students, working on relativistic jets in distant galaxies.

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Book Description

Bringing together observational astronomers working across the electromagnetic spectrum with theorists, this volume investigates our understanding of the physics of relativistic jets. This is a valuable resource for observers and theorists, both researchers and advanced students, working on relativistic jets in distant galaxies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107078741
• ISBN 13: 9781107078741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426
• Editor: Massaro Francesco, Cheung Chi C., Lopez Ericson D., Siemiginowska Aneta