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Special and General Relativity: With Applications to White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Norman K. Glendenning
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Description for Special and General Relativity: With Applications to White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
hardcover. Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387471068
SKU
V9780387471068
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99-15
About Norman K. Glendenning
Norman K. Glendenning is Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Nuclear Science Division, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including Compact Stars (Springer, 2nd ed., 2000), Physics of Neutron Star Interiors (Springer, 2001) and Direct Nuclear Reactions (Academic Press, 1983).
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