Radiation hydrodynamics in stars and compact objects : proceedings of Colloquium no. 89 of the International Astronomical Union held at Copenhagen University June 11-20, 1985

One of the most exciting developments in astrophysics over the past few years has been the discovery, usually through observations that were technically impossible a decade ago, of the ubiquity of energetic (often violent) flows in an astonishingly wide variety of objects. As theoreticians have struggled to keep pace with these discoveries and to provide even a rough descriptive framework for the observed phenomena, there has been a growing realization of the decisive role that radiation frequently plays in determining the nature of the flow. But too often important developments in this area have occurred in relative isolation in various subdlsciplines of astrophysics, with the undesirable consequence that their full impllcatlons have not been widely understood or appreciated. Thus it seemed to be an opportune time to hold a broad interdisciplinary conference, having as a major goal the exposure of a wide cross-sectlon of astronomers to the fundamental importance of radiation hydrodynamics in extremely diverse astrophysical contexts. It was the hope of the organizers that the meeting would promote communication and exchanges of ideas among active workers in several fields. Introduction and overview....Pages 1-4 Jets from young stars....Pages 7-9 Theory of protostellar objects....Pages 10-34 Radiation hydrodynamics in pulsating stars....Pages 37-52 Radiation hydrodynamics in solar flares....Pages 53-74 Radiatively-driven stellar winds....Pages 75-87 The physics of supernovae....Pages 91-120 Neutrino transport in a type II supernova environment....Pages 121-140 The early evolution of supernova remnants....Pages 141-165 The optical radiation of supernovae....Pages 166-181 Compact binary x-ray sources....Pages 185-197 Observations of compact x-ray sources....Pages 198-221 The classical nova outburst....Pages 225-248 Accretion disk instabilities....Pages 249-267 Novae and accretion disc evolution....Pages 268-279 X-Ray burst sources....Pages 283-304 Physical constraints on models of gamma-ray bursters....Pages 305-321 Physical processes in active galactic nuclei....Pages 325-345 Radiation hydrodynamics of the broad line region in Seyfert galaxies and quasars....Pages 346-368 Hydrodynamics near the central engine....Pages 369-383 Theory of stellar and extragalactic jets....Pages 387-402 Observations of galactic and extragalactic jets....Pages 403-424 Interpretation of extragalactic jets....Pages 425-437 Radiation hydrodynamics: Conference themes and unsolved problems....Pages 441-450 Edited By D. Mihalas And K.-h. A. Winkler. Includes Bibliographies.