Accretion Power in Astrophysics Juhan Frank, Andrew King, and Derek Raine is an English-language textbook about accretion power in astrophysics. This reference work focuses on energy generation through accretion in binary star systems and active galactic nuclei.
The book provides a detailed treatment of the physics behind accretion discs and accretion flows, and discusses the gas dynamics and plasma physics that are necessary for these processes. After an introduction to accretion power, it offers an extensive overview of accretion in stellar systems, including compact objects, as well as accretion in active galactic nuclei, with attention to thick accretion discs and new accretion-flow solutions.
This extensively revised edition also includes information on disc instabilities, irradiated discs, and disc warping. It is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals who delve into accretion processes within astrophysics.
Topics: accretion power, accretion discs, accretion flows, active galactic nuclei, astrophysics, plasma physics.