Ebook: Neutron Stars: Theory and Observation

Some twenty-three years after the discovery of pulsars and their identification as rotating neutron stars, neutron star physics may be regarded as comingofage. Pul­ sars and accreting neutron stars have now been studied at every wavelength, from the initial radio observations, through optical, X-, and "{-ray, up to the very recent observations in the TeV region, while theorists have studied in some detail relevant physical processes both outside and inside neutron stars. As a result, comparisonof theory with observation provides a test ofour theoretical ideas in fields as diverse as neutron and nuclear matter, superfluidity and superconductivity, the acceleration of high energy particles, and the generation and maintenance of intense magnetic fields. For example, through observations of glitches and post glitch behavior of pulsars, it has become possible to establish the presence ofsuperfluid neutron mat­ ter in the inner crust of neutron stars, and to determine some of its properties, while neutron stars in compact binary systems offer one ofthe most efficient energy generation mechanisms known. It is in fact the interactive interpretation of these ,diverse pieces of information that can lead to major advances in our understanding of the physics of these exotic objects, and justifies the characterization of neutron stars as hadron physics laboratories.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to Matter at Subnuclear Densities....Pages 3-20
The High Density Interiors of Neutron Stars....Pages 21-36
Pairing Interactions in Neutron Stars....Pages 37-48
Superfluid Dynamics in Neutron Stars....Pages 49-56
Neutron Stars as Cosmic Hadron Physics Laboratories: What Glitches Teach Us....Pages 57-70
Neutron Star Plate Tectonics....Pages 71-86
Thermal Emission of Pulsars....Pages 87-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
The Formation of Neutron Stars in The Galaxy....Pages 103-123
Core Collapse Supernovae and Neutron Star Formation....Pages 125-141
Neutron Star Formation in Close Binary Systems....Pages 143-170
Evolution of Close Binaries and the Formation of Millisecond Radio Pulsars....Pages 171-196
Vaporizing Neutron Stars in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and the Statistics of Millisecond Pulsars....Pages 197-202
Companion Winds Excited by Neutron Star Radiation in LMXBs and Millisecond Pulsars....Pages 203-218
The Evolution of Neutron Star Magnetic Fields....Pages 219-233
Electrical Conductivity of Neutron Star Cores and Evolution of Internal Magnetic Fields....Pages 235-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Neutron Stars in X-Ray Binaries....Pages 245-287
Optical Light Curves of X-Ray Binaries....Pages 289-317
Observations of Z and Atoll Sources....Pages 319-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
An Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission....Pages 349-362
Plasma Physics of Accreting Neutron Stars....Pages 363-444
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Unified Model of X-Ray Spectra and QPOs in Low Mass Neutron Star Binaries....Pages 445-481
Accreting Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Bursters and LMXB as High Energy Polarized Sources....Pages 483-492
Accretion Flows on to Neutron Stars....Pages 493-500
Soft X-Ray Transients....Pages 501-514
Slowly Accreting Neutron Stars (“Sans”)....Pages 515-527
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
X-Ray Bursts....Pages 531-544
Gamma-Ray Bursts....Pages 545-560
Annihilation Radiation in Strong Magnetic Fields and Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra....Pages 561-569
The Search for TeV Emission from Neutron Stars....Pages 571-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-592

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to Matter at Subnuclear Densities....Pages 3-20
The High Density Interiors of Neutron Stars....Pages 21-36
Pairing Interactions in Neutron Stars....Pages 37-48
Superfluid Dynamics in Neutron Stars....Pages 49-56
Neutron Stars as Cosmic Hadron Physics Laboratories: What Glitches Teach Us....Pages 57-70
Neutron Star Plate Tectonics....Pages 71-86
Thermal Emission of Pulsars....Pages 87-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
The Formation of Neutron Stars in The Galaxy....Pages 103-123
Core Collapse Supernovae and Neutron Star Formation....Pages 125-141
Neutron Star Formation in Close Binary Systems....Pages 143-170
Evolution of Close Binaries and the Formation of Millisecond Radio Pulsars....Pages 171-196
Vaporizing Neutron Stars in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and the Statistics of Millisecond Pulsars....Pages 197-202
Companion Winds Excited by Neutron Star Radiation in LMXBs and Millisecond Pulsars....Pages 203-218
The Evolution of Neutron Star Magnetic Fields....Pages 219-233
Electrical Conductivity of Neutron Star Cores and Evolution of Internal Magnetic Fields....Pages 235-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Neutron Stars in X-Ray Binaries....Pages 245-287
Optical Light Curves of X-Ray Binaries....Pages 289-317
Observations of Z and Atoll Sources....Pages 319-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
An Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission....Pages 349-362
Plasma Physics of Accreting Neutron Stars....Pages 363-444
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Unified Model of X-Ray Spectra and QPOs in Low Mass Neutron Star Binaries....Pages 445-481
Accreting Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Bursters and LMXB as High Energy Polarized Sources....Pages 483-492
Accretion Flows on to Neutron Stars....Pages 493-500
Soft X-Ray Transients....Pages 501-514
Slowly Accreting Neutron Stars (“Sans”)....Pages 515-527
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
X-Ray Bursts....Pages 531-544
Gamma-Ray Bursts....Pages 545-560
Annihilation Radiation in Strong Magnetic Fields and Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra....Pages 561-569
The Search for TeV Emission from Neutron Stars....Pages 571-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-592
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