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Theory of stellar and extragalactic jets

  • 8. Stellar and Extragalactic Jets
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Radiation Hydrodynamics in Stars and Compact Objects

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 255))

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Different types of astrophysical jets are briefly described and the wide differences in their observed properties are emphasized. Various physical mechanisms that have been proposed for creating jets, based on gas dynamical, magnetic, and radiative stresses are briefly reviewed. It is argued that magnetic flelds are probably generally important for collimating astrophysical jets.

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Blandford, R.D. (1986). Theory of stellar and extragalactic jets. In: Mihalas, D., Winkler, KH.A. (eds) Radiation Hydrodynamics in Stars and Compact Objects. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 255. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-16764-1_21

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