Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-542) and index.
Contents
Hydrodynamics -- Magnetohydrodynamics and magnetic fields -- Radiative processes -- Nonthermal particles -- Spherical flows : accretion and explosion -- Disk accretion I -- Disk accretion II -- Electrodynamics of compact objects -- Propagation of electromagnetic waves -- Orbits around black holes -- Useful formulae.