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Warped products and Spaces of Constant Curvature
We will obtain the warped product decompositions of spaces of constant
curvature (with arbitrary signature) in their natural models as subsets of
pseudo-Euclidean space. This generalizes the corresponding result by S. Nolker
to arbitrary signatures, and has a similar level of detail. Although our
derivation is complete in some sense, none is proven. Motivated by
applications, we will give more information for the spaces with Euclidean and
Lorentzian signatures. This is an expository article which is intended to be
used as a reference. So we also give a review of the theory of circles and
spheres in pseudo-Riemannian manifolds
Astrophysical plasmas and fluids
This book is a valuable introduction to astrophyscial plasmas and fluids for
graduate students of astronomy preparing either for a research career in the
field or just aspiring to achieve a decent degree of familiarity with 99% of
the cosmos.
The contents provide a true representation of the phenomenal diversity of
dominant roles that plasmas and fluids play in the near and far reaches of the
universe. The breadth of coverage of basic physical processes is a particularly
attractive feature of this text book. By first using the Liouville equation to
derive the kinetic, the two-fluid and single-fluid, descriptions of a plasma
and a fluid, and then demonstrating the use of these descriptions for specific
situations in the rest of the book, the author has probably chosen the most
efficient way of handling this large technical subject. The two major
astrophysical issues, fluid or plasma configurations and their radiative
signatures, figure prominently througout the book. The problems are designed to
give the reader a feel for the quantititative properties of celestial objects.Comment: 3 pages tex file
Stimulated Raman scattering of water maser lines in astrophysical plasmas
Radiative transfer equations are derived and solved for the stimulated Raman
scattering of water maser lines in the astrophysical plasmas with electron
density of about 10^6 - 10^7 cm-3. In stimulated Raman scattering, the energy
of water maser line is transferred to the side band modes: Stokes mode and
anti-Stokes mode. The Stokes mode is easily produced by backward Raman
scattering while the anti-Stokes mode is created by the interacting
intersecting masers in the plasma. The intensity of the Stokes mode is higher
than that of the anti-Stokes mode. These side band modes are proposed as
explanation for the extreme velocity features observed in the galaxy NGC 4258.
The threshold value of the brightness temperature for the Raman scattering is
about 10^16 - 10^19 K, and it is satisfied in the case of NGC 4258.Comment: 12 pages, 4 Postscript figures. Accepted for Physics of Plasma
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