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1. Searching the Trans-Neptunian Region

   The Edgeworth-Kuiper-Belt is considered to be the remnant of the formation disk of the planetary system around the Sun. For about 8 years the...

   Hermann Boehnhardt, Olivier R. Hainaut in Deep Fields

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2. Course 15: Observations of the High Energy $\gamma$ -Ray Universe

   This article describes the nature and current status of observational programs studying astrophysical high energy...

   Conor Masterson in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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3. Course 1: Accretion and Ejection-Related MHD

   This lecture is an introduction to MHD. Relevant equations, both in the classical and special-relativistic regimes are derived. The magnetic field...

   Jean Heyvaerts in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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4. Course 7: Cosmic Rays and Particle Acceleration at Astrophysical Shocks

   The acceleration of particles in the vicinity of astrophysical shocks has become the main paradigm in astrophysics for the production of cosmic rays...

   Abraham Achterberg in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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5. Course 12: Evolution of YSO Disks

   As stars and planets form from accretion processes in disks, it is important to understand these processes and their evolutionary implications. While...

   Lee Hartmann in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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6. Course 11: Accretion Signatures in Young Stellar Objects

   Mass accretion onto the star is taken place in young stellar objects, providing the energy needed to power the excess emission observed at all...

   Nuria Calvet in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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7. Course 8: The Black Hole Environments

   Compact objects are astrophysical entities with radii smaller than about 10 Schwarzschild radii. The mass spectrum of these objects ranges from the...

   Max Camenzind in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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8. Course 13: X-Rays from YSOS: Desperately Seeking the Central Engine

   The earliest stages of the evolution of low-mass stars are characterized by the presence of powerful jets, likely originating from accretion via...

   Thierry Montmerle in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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9. Course 6: Gamma-Ray Bursts

   This lecture is an introduction to the study of gamma-ray bursts. Observations of the burst and its afterglow are first reviewed, with the...

   Frédéric Daigne in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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10. Course 9: Accretion around Active Galactic Nuclei

    In bright AGN, at distances of several Schwarzschild radii, the accretion onto a black hole proceeds predominantly in a form of a cool accretion...

    Bozena Czerny in Accretion discs, jets and high energy phenomena in astrophysics

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11. Introduction

    We summarize the topics presented in this book, and when appropriate we enlighten cross–references among the different topics: high precision and...

    Nora Bretón, Jorge L. Cervantes–Cota, Marcelo Salgado in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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12. Cosmological Applications of Loop Quantum Gravity

    After a brief introduction to classical and quantum gravity we discuss applications of loop quantum gravity in the cosmological realm. This includes...

    Martin Bojowald, Hugo A. Morales-Técotl in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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13. Quantum Corrections to Scalar Quintessence Potentials

    We give a brief introduction into the formalism of the effective action. We use the effective action to investigate the stability of scalar...

    Michael Doran, Joerg Jaeckel in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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14. The Accelerating Universe and Dark Energy: Evidence from Type Ia Supernovae

    I discuss the use of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) for cosmological distance determinations. Low-redshift SNe Ia (...

    Alexei V. Filippenko in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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15. Infering Annihilation Channels of Neutralinos in Galactic Halos

    Applying the microcanonical definition of entropy to a weakly interacting and self–gravitating neutralino gas, we evaluate the change in the local...

    Luis G. Cabral–Rosetti, Xavier Hernández, Roberto A. Sussman in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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16. Electroweak Baryogenesis and Primordial Hypermagnetic Fields

    The origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe remains one of the outstanding questions yet to be answered by modern cosmology, and...

    Gabriella Piccinelli, Alejandro Ayala in The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology

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17. Laboratory Limits on Neutrino Masses

    The recent neutrino oscillation experiments have obtained nonzero differences of squared neutrino masses and therefore proven that neutrinos are...

    Christian Weinheimer in Neutrino Mass

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18. Experimental Results on Neutrino Oscillations

    Neutrino physics, in particular the question of neutrino mass and oscillations, is currently giving rise to a minirevolution in particle physics....

    Achim Geiser in Neutrino Mass

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19. Astrophysical and Cosmological Constraints on Neutrino Masses

    We review some astrophysical and cosmological properties and implications of neutrino masses and mixing angles. These include constraints based on...

    Kimmo Kainulainen, Keith A. Olive in Neutrino Mass

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20. Velocity Dispersion Analysis of CNOC Clusters

    I present results of the analysis of the internal velocity dispersions,...

    Stefano Borgani in From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium

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