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The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy organizes each
year in the late winter or early spring an advanced course. The
format of the school is always iden tical: three leading lecturers
are invited to cover the subject in nine or ten lectures each and
to deliver a written version of their lecture notes. Lectures are
held in the morning and late afternoon, thus leaving ample time for
discussion and skiing. These arrangements prove very convivial and
lead to an excellent atmosphere in which to learn exciting new
subjects and establish contacts with colleagues. A wide variety of
people attend the school, including many young students, mostly
from Europe, and some experienced researchers. The 20th Advanced
Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy took
place in Les Diablerets from 1 to 6 April 1990. It was devoted to
observational and theoretical aspects of active galactic nuclei.
The previous advanced courses of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics
and Astronomy have regularly taken place in Saas-Fee, a small
resort in the Swiss Alps, hence the name "Saas-Fee" used to de
scribe the courses and lecture notes. In the last three years,
however, the course was organized in Leysin and in Les Diablerets,
both also situated in the Swiss Alps."
Active Galactic Nuclei radiate over the electro-magnetic spectrum
from radio waves to gamma rays. Understanding the physics of these
objects therefore requires the synthesis of results from many
different domains of Astronomy. It was the aim of the conference
"Active Galactic Nuclei across the Electromagnetic Spectrum" to
provide a forum where this exchange could take place. Some 300
astronomers participated to the conference, 250 of them presented
results either as oral papers or in the form of posters.
Observations in all domains of the electro magnetic spectrum in
which astronomical observations can be made from the ground or from
space were presented. Many theoretical contributions were also
given. There has been a tremendous growth in the number and quality
of Astronomical obser vations in many spectral domains over the
past several years. Students of Active Galactic Nuclei have been
particularly keen to make use of the available facilities (both
space born and on the ground), often in a very organised way, in
order to obtain repeated simultane ous data covering large bands of
the spectrum. This approach has produced a qualitatively new set of
data for understanding the physics of Active Galactic Nuclei. The
task of the meeting was to review this data in a coherent way."
This volume presents the lecture notes of the 24th Advanced Course
of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy in March 1994
at Les Diablerets. In three lectures on magnetohydrodynamics, on
kinetic plasma physics and on particle acceleration leading experts
describe the physical basis of their subjects and extend the
discussion to several applications in modern problems of
astrophysics. In style and presentation the texts are well-suited
for graduate work in plasma astrophysics, one of the very important
tools of modern astronomy. The themes developed in this book will
be helpful in understanding many processes in the universe from the
solar corona to active galaxies.
This volume presents the lecture notes of the 24th Advanced Course
of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy in March 1994
at Les Diablerets. In three lectures on magnetohydrodynamics, on
kinetic plasma physics and on particle acceleration leading experts
describe the physical basis of their subjects and extend the
discussion to several applications in modern problems of
astrophysics. In style and presentation the texts are well-suited
for graduate work in plasma astrophysics, one of the very important
tools of modern astronomy. The themes developed in this book will
be helpful in understanding many processes in the universe from the
solar corona to active galaxies.
The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy organizes each
year in the late winter or early spring an advanced course. The
format of the school is always iden tical: three leading lecturers
are invited to cover the subject in nine or ten lectures each and
to deliver a written version of their lecture notes. Lectures are
held in the morning and late afternoon, thus leaving ample time for
discussion and skiing. These arrangements prove very convivial and
lead to an excellent atmosphere in which to learn exciting new
subjects and establish contacts with colleagues. A wide variety of
people attend the school, including many young students, mostly
from Europe, and some experienced researchers. The 20th Advanced
Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy took
place in Les Diablerets from 1 to 6 April 1990. It was devoted to
observational and theoretical aspects of active galactic nuclei.
The previous advanced courses of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics
and Astronomy have regularly taken place in Saas-Fee, a small
resort in the Swiss Alps, hence the name "Saas-Fee" used to de
scribe the courses and lecture notes. In the last three years,
however, the course was organized in Leysin and in Les Diablerets,
both also situated in the Swiss Alps."
Active Galactic Nuclei radiate over the electro-magnetic spectrum
from radio waves to gamma rays. Understanding the physics of these
objects therefore requires the synthesis of results from many
different domains of Astronomy. It was the aim of the conference
"Active Galactic Nuclei across the Electromagnetic Spectrum" to
provide a forum where this exchange could take place. Some 300
astronomers participated to the conference, 250 of them presented
results either as oral papers or in the form of posters.
Observations in all domains of the electro magnetic spectrum in
which astronomical observations can be made from the ground or from
space were presented. Many theoretical contributions were also
given. There has been a tremendous growth in the number and quality
of Astronomical obser vations in many spectral domains over the
past several years. Students of Active Galactic Nuclei have been
particularly keen to make use of the available facilities (both
space born and on the ground), often in a very organised way, in
order to obtain repeated simultane ous data covering large bands of
the spectrum. This approach has produced a qualitatively new set of
data for understanding the physics of Active Galactic Nuclei. The
task of the meeting was to review this data in a coherent way."
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