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Compact Stars
Norman K. Glendenning
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Description for Compact Stars
Hardback. Neutron stars are the smallest densest stars known, with densities some trillions of times that of the Earth. They rotate with periods of fractions of a second, and their magnetic fields drive intense interstellar dynamos, lighting up entire nebulae. This text discusses the physics of these extreme objects. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 486 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHN; PHP; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 860.
White dwarfs, neutron stars, and (solar mass) black holes are the collapsed cores of stars which, near the ends of their luminous lives, have shed most of their mass in supernova explosions or other, less spectacular, instabilities. Here gravity crushes matter to realms that lie far beyond present empirical knowledge. This book explores the diverse forms that such compact stars can possibly take, as constrained by the laws of nature: the general principles of relativity and quantum mechanics, the properties of nuclear matter deduced from nuclei, and the asymptotic freedom of quarks at high density. The book is self contained. ... Read more
White dwarfs, neutron stars, and (solar mass) black holes are the collapsed cores of stars which, near the ends of their luminous lives, have shed most of their mass in supernova explosions or other, less spectacular, instabilities. Here gravity crushes matter to realms that lie far beyond present empirical knowledge. This book explores the diverse forms that such compact stars can possibly take, as constrained by the laws of nature: the general principles of relativity and quantum mechanics, the properties of nuclear matter deduced from nuclei, and the asymptotic freedom of quarks at high density. The book is self contained. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
Series
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387989778
SKU
V9780387989778
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Reviews for Compact Stars
REVIEW OF THE FIRST EDITION "Deals thoroughly with the equations of state, the structure and constitution of white dwarfs, and neutron stars ... It contains material that can be hard to find elsewhere." THE OBSERVATORY