Cosmical Gas Dynamics

Download or read book Cosmical Gas Dynamics written by Franz Daniel Kahn and published by VSP. This book was released on 1985 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gas dynamical effects govern the physics of many objects in the Universe ranging in scale from the intergalactic to the circumstellar. This book gives an up-to-date survey of the latest findings and theories from acknowledged experts in this particular field of astrophysics. Cosmical Gas Dynamics includes papers on the following subjects: -- shock waves caused by supernova explosions -- jets and maser sources -- the effects of gravitational fields on interstellar gas -- flow patterns determining where star formation will occur -- the remnant of the nova Rho Ophiuchi which exploded on 26 January 1985