Download or read book Blowing Bubbles in the Cosmos written by T. W. Hartquist and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow bubbles. From a nonmathematical perspective, based on the understanding of bubbles, this book addresses various topics in astrophysics including supernovae, the production of structure in the Early Universe, the environments of supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.