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Particle Acceleration in Astrophysics

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Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAII,volume 17))

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The general problem of particle acceleration is considered in the Astronomical and Astrophysical context. Recent developments in Fermi acceleration theory, usually called diffusive shock acceleration, are explained in a physically motivated and heuristic fashion.

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  1. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Astrophysics Section, School of Cosmic Physics, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

    Luke O’C Drury

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  1. National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

    Dorin N. Poenaru

  2. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Drury, L.O. (2001). Particle Acceleration in Astrophysics. In: Poenaru, D.N., Rebel, H., Wentz, J. (eds) Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics. NATO Science Series, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0708-5_29

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