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Particle Acceleration Mechanisms in Astrophysics

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The origin and acceleration mechanisms of cosmic rays have been one of the most important problems in astrophysics. Recently, they have also received much attention in connection with the advent of observations of high-energy 7-rays and neutrinos from astronomical objects. During the past few years two distinct views have been extensively discussed. One is the direct acceleration mechanisms due to an electric field around rotating neutron stars; the other comprises statistical acceleration mechanisms, called Fermi acceleration, which work in a turbulent interstellar medium and astrophysical shocks.

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    Fumio Takahara

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    Masataka Fukugita

  3. Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980, Japan

    Atsuto Suzuki

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Takahara, F. (1994). Particle Acceleration Mechanisms in Astrophysics. In: Fukugita, M., Suzuki, A. (eds) Physics and Astrophysics of Neutrinos. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67029-2_14

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