Relativistic hadrons in cosmic compact objects

Description:

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.

subjects: Radio sources (Astronomy),  Nuclear astrophysics,  Congresses,  Active galaxies,  Hadrons,  Galactic nuclei,  Compact objects (Astronomy),  Physics,  Physical geography,  Astronomy,  Astrophysics