Download or read book Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos written by T. W. Hartquist and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow spectacular bubbles. From a nonmathematical, unifying perspective, based on the understanding of bubbles, the authors address many of the most exciting topics in modern astrophysics including supernovae, the production of structure in the Early Universe, the environments of supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.