Download or read book Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxies written by T.W. Hartquist and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Dyson has contributed to the study of the hydrodynamic processes that govern a wide variety of astrophysical sources which he has helped explain. In this volume dedicated to him, introductory reviews to a number of the key processes and to the sources themselves are given by leading experts. The book provides a coherent introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics.