Written by a carefully selected consortium of researchers working in the field, this book fills the gap for an up-to-date summary of the observational and theoretical status. As such, this monograph includes all used wavelengths, from radio to gamma, the FERMI telescope, a history and theory refresher, and jets from gamma ray bursts.
For astronomers, nuclear physicists, and plasmaphysicists.
Written by a carefully selected consortium of researchers working in the field, this book provides an up-to-date summary of the current observational and theoretical understanding of relativistic jets, focusing on jets from active galactic nuclei. As such, this monograph includes a history and theory refresher, an overview of observational results from all wavelengths, from radio to gamma-rays, analytical and numerical theoretical results, and a description of current research topics.
From the contents:
- Introduction and Historical Perspective
- Special Relativity of Jets
- Radiation Processes
- Central Engines, Acceleration, Collimation and Confinement of Jets
- Observational Details: Radio
- Optical, Infrared and UV Observations
- Observational Details: X-rays
- Unresolved Emission from the Core: Observations and Models
- Particle Acceleration in Turbulent Magnetohydrodynamic Shocks
- Simulations of Jets from Active Galactic Nuclei and Gammaray bursts
- Jet Structure, Collimation and Stability - Recent Results from Analytical Methods and Simulations
- Jets and AGN Feedback
