Relativistic Hadrons in Cosmic Compact Objects, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Koninki/Suhora, Poland 9-11 October 1990 Coll. Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 391

The articles in this book deal with energetic hadron processes near astrophysical compact objects, including compact binary systems and active galactic nuclei. A variety of observational results suggest that relativistic hadrons can be produced in the vicinity of these objects. Amongthe topics treated in detail are the question whether a large fraction of the energy produced by active galactic nuclei is channeled into a population of relativistic protons and the problem of the origin of very high and ultra-high energy gamma rays from galactic compact sources.

Relativistic hadrons near accreting compact objects: Dynamical and radiative signatures.- Can ultrarelativistic neutrons from the central engine drive the outflow in broad absorption line QSOS?.- Inflation of stars by TeV neutrinos.- Electron-positron pair production in compact sources with energetic protons.- Limit cycles in electromagnetic cascades in compact objects.- Nuclear interactions near accreting black holes.- A new approach to hot accretion disks.- X-ray continuum emission caused by relativistic protons.- Pair cascade model constraints on energetic particle emission from active galactic nuclei.- Jets and hotspots in extragalactic radio sources.- Pion production in strong magnetic fields: A model for gamma-ray emission from accreting X-ray pulsars.- Particle acceleration at shock fronts in AGNs and jets.- Fermi particle acceleration in relativistic shocks: Preliminary nonlinear results.- Cosmic ray transport in AGNs and jets.- Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Shock waves with Oblique Magnetic Fields in the presence of Finite Amplitude Field perturbations.- Collisional Acceleration of Electrons in Central Regions of Active Galactic Nuclei.- Influence of Second-Order Fermi acceleration and Relativistic Shock Waves on Nonthermal Continuum Emission in Hot Spots.- Collimated Relativistic Winds Driven by Electromagnetic Forces.- Ultra-relativistic pulsar wind.- A model of pulsed gamma-radiation from the X-ray binary Hercules X-1/HZ Herculis.- Gamma-ray astronomy above 100 GeV.- High energy and very high energy gamma-rays from electromagnetic cascade induced by relativistic neutrons in AGN.- Near simultaneous optical and TeV observations of AE Aquarii.