• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Jets from Young Stars: Models and Constraints

Jets from Young Stars: Models and Constraints

Paperback

Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, Book 723

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 3642087698
ISBN13: 9783642087691
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Nov 30 2010
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume provides an introduction to the astrophysics of jets from young stars. The first half is devoted to general observational constraints, covering the outflow phenomenon in young stars, the identification of magneto-centrifugal processes as the main jet driving mechanism and the magnetic interaction between star and its accretion disc. The second half is devoted to theoretical knowledge of magneto-hydrodynamic processes pertinent to the jet launching mechanism in young stars. This comprises a general introduction to magneto-hydrodynamics, a description of the role of MHD processes in Standard Accretion Discs and the physics of steady state MHD outflows, from the basic concepts and equations to modern self-similar solutions. Further coverage details the various classes of steady magnetic wind models currently discussed in the context of protostellar jets.

Also in

Physics