Ebook: Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics and General Relativity

Neutron stars are the smallest denses stars known, with densities some 1014 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. It includes the needed background in classical general relativity in nuclear and particle physics.

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Neutron stars are the smallest denses stars known, with densities some 1014 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. It includes the needed background in classical general relativity in nuclear and particle physics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-6
General Relativity....Pages 7-54
Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes....Pages 55-123
Relativistic Nuclear Field Theory....Pages 124-179
Neutron Stars....Pages 180-246
Rotating Neutron Stars....Pages 247-274
Limiting Rotational Period of Neutron Stars....Pages 275-288
Quark Stars....Pages 289-302
Hybrid Stars....Pages 303-336
Strange Stars....Pages 337-361
Back Matter....Pages 362-390

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Neutron stars are the smallest denses stars known, with densities some 1014 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. It includes the needed background in classical general relativity in nuclear and particle physics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-6
General Relativity....Pages 7-54
Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes....Pages 55-123
Relativistic Nuclear Field Theory....Pages 124-179
Neutron Stars....Pages 180-246
Rotating Neutron Stars....Pages 247-274
Limiting Rotational Period of Neutron Stars....Pages 275-288
Quark Stars....Pages 289-302
Hybrid Stars....Pages 303-336
Strange Stars....Pages 337-361
Back Matter....Pages 362-390
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