The articles in this book deal with energetic hadron processes near astrophysical compact objects, including compact binary systems and active galactic nuclei. A variety of observational results suggest that relativistic hadrons can be produced in the vicinity of these objects. Amongthe topics treated in detail are the question whether a large fraction of the energy produced by active galactic nuclei is channeled into a population of relativistic protons and the problem of the origin of very high and ultra-high energy gamma rays from galactic compact sources.
| ISBN: | 9783662138236 |
| Publication date: | 23rd August 2014 |
| Author: | Andrzej A Zdziarski, Marek Sikora |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 183 pages |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics |
| Genres: |
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Astrophysics Geophysics |