Course 4: Accretion-Ejection Models of Astrophysical Jets

Abstract.Astrophysical jets are almost always associated with accreting objects, be they young stellar objects or massive black holes. Their role in the evolution of accretion disks is tied to the effciency with which hydromagnetic flows can transport angular momentum from their sources. These lectures constitute a review of the latest developments in the observation, theory, and numerical simulation of astrophysical jets. Among the most basic …