High-Energy Astrophysics: American and Soviet Perspectives/Proceedings from the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Workshop on High-Energy Astrophysics

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During the past decade, the field of astrophysics has progressed at an impressive rate. This was reflected by the topics discussed at the workshop from which this book eminated. These topics include the inflationary universe; the large-scale structure of the universe; the diffuse X-ray background; gravitational lenses, quasars and active galactic nuclei; infrared galaxies; results from infrared astronomical satellites; supernova 1987A; millisecond radio pulsars; quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray flux of ...
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Overview

During the past decade, the field of astrophysics has progressed at an impressive rate. This was reflected by the topics discussed at the workshop from which this book eminated. These topics include the inflationary universe; the large-scale structure of the universe; the diffuse X-ray background; gravitational lenses, quasars and active galactic nuclei; infrared galaxies; results from infrared astronomical satellites; supernova 1987A; millisecond radio pulsars; quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray flux of low-mass X-ray binaries; and gamma-ray bursts.
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The proceedings of the American-Soviet high-energy astrophysics workshop held in the Soviet Union, June/July 1989. The topics include the inflationary universe; the large-scale structure of the universe; the diffuse X-ray background; gravitational lenses, quasars, and AGNs; infrared galaxies (results from IRAS); supernova 1987A; millisecond radio pulsars, quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray flux of low- mass X-ray binaries; and gamma-ray bursts. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780309043342
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • Publication date: 1/1/1991
  • Pages: 424
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Instabilities in SN1987A and Other Supernovae 1
On the Evolution of Pulsars 9
The Spin Down of the Radio Pulsars Braking Index 14
Axially Symmetrical Supernova Remnants 19
Neutron Starquake Model for Gamma-Ray Bursts 28
The Shock Breakout in SN1987A Modelled with the Time-Dependent Radiative Transfer 39
Manifestations of Dynamo Driven Large-Scale Magnetic Field in Accretion Disks of Compact Objects 46
Turbulization of Shear Flows in Astrophysics 55
Regular Variability of the Shape of the Primary Minimum of the Orbital Light Curve of SS 433 with the Phase of the Precessional Period 65
Chaotic Inflationary Universe and the Anisotropy of the Large-Scale Structure 68
The Cyclotron Absorption Line and Eclipse Transition Phenomena of 4U 1538-52 77
Radio Telescopes as the Detectors of Super High-Energy Neutrinos 87
Optical Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei 91
On Two-Dimensional Relativistic Stellar Winds 108
Cluster Research with X-Ray Observations 112
Observations of X-Ray Pulsars from the Kvant Module
Generation of Ultrahigh-Energy Gamma-Rays in Accreting X-Ray Pulsars 144
Can a Man-Made Universe be Achieved by Quantum Tunneling without an Initial Singularity? 153
On the Origin of the Diffuse X-Ray Background 174
Gravitational Lenses: The Current Sample, Recent Results, and Continuing Searches 192
Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts 204
Georgian Space Research Program 218
On the Nature of Pulsar Radiation 225
Observing SN 1987A with the International Ultraviolet Explorer 237
Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries 251
The Evolution of the Gravitational Radiation from Stellar Components of Galaxies 261
Close Binary Stars in Globular Clusters 270
The Large-Scale Surface Brightness Distribution of the X-Ray Background 285
X-Ray Emission from Active Galactic Nuclei 297
On the Observational Appearances of a Freely Precessing Neutron Star in Hercules X-1 307
The PSR 2127+12 as an Indicator of a Massive Black Hole in the Core of Globular Cluster M 15 316
The Formation and Evolution of Domain Walls 322
A Statistical Analysis of Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by the Konus Experiment on Venera 11 and 12 329
Extragalactic X-Ray Source Counts 336
Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies 344
The Peculiar Velocity Field Predicted from the Distribution of Iras Galaxies 356
X-Ray Radiation from Supernova 1987A. The Results of the Kvant Module in 1987-1989
Basic Physics and Cosmology from Pulsar Timing Data 385
Gas Flow and Generation of X-Ray Emission in WR+OB Binaries 394
Hydrodynamic Study of Supernova 1987A: The Phase of a Wave of Cooling and Recombination 403
Appendix: List of Workshop Presentations 411
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