| Description |
xvii, 645 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Star Deaths and the Formation of Compact Objects. -- Cold Equation of State Below Neutron Drip. -- White Dwarfs. -- Cooling of White Dwarfs. -- General Relativity. -- The Equilibrium and Stability of Fluid Configurations. -- Rotation and Magnetic Fields. -- Cold Equation of State Above Neutron Drip. -- Neutron Star Models: Masses and Radii. -- Pulsars. -- Cooling of Neutron Stars. -- Black Holes. -- Compact X-Ray Sources. -- Accretion Onto Black Holes. -- Accretion Onto Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs. -- Gravitational Radiation. -- Supermassive Stars and Black Holes. -- Stellar Collapse and Supernova Explosions. -- Appendixes. -- References. -- Author Index. -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
This self-contained textbook brings together many different branches of physics--e.g. nuclear physics, solid state physics, particle physics, hydrodynamics, relativity--to analyze compact objects. The latest astronomical data is assessed |
| Analysis |
Black holes Structure & properties |
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Stars: White dwarfs & neutron stars Structure & properties |
| Notes |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 593-620 |
| Subject |
Black holes (Astronomy)
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Compact objects (Astronomy)
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Pulsars.
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Supermassive stars.
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Neutron stars.
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White dwarf stars.
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Neutron stars.
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White dwarf stars.
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| Author |
Teukolsky, Saul A. (Saul Arno), 1947-
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| LC no. |
82020112 |
| ISBN |
0471873160 (paperback) |
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0471873179 |
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