Diffuse matter from star forming regions to active galaxies : a volume honouring John Dyson / edited by T.W. Hartquist, J.M. Pittard and S.A.E.G. Falle
Front Matter; Numerical Simulations of Star Formation; Molecular Astrophysics of Star Formation; Dusty Plasma Effects in Star Forming Regions; Massive Star Formation; Spectropolarimetry and the Study of Circumstellar Disks; How to Move Ionized Gas: An Introduction to the Dynamics of HII Regions; MHD Ionization Fronts; Herbig-Haro Jets from Young Stars; Hypersonic Molecular Shocks in Star Forming Regions; Wind-Blown Bubbles around Evolved Stars; Do Fast Winds Dominate the Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae?; Spectral Studies of Supernova Remnants; Mass-Loaded Flows
Summary
Provides the introductory reviews to a number of the key hydrodynamic processes and to the sources themselves. The reviews in this work provide an introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics