Compact stars : nuclear physics, particle physics, and general relativity
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Compact stars : nuclear physics, particle physics, and general relativity
（Astronomy and astrophysics library）
Springer-Verlag, c1997
Available at 27 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-381) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Neutron stars are the smallest dense stars known, with densities some 1014 times that of Earth. This text discusses the physics of these extreme objects and includes the needed background in classical general relativity in nuclear and particle physics.
Table of Contents
- General relativity
- compact stars - from dwarfs to black holes
- relativistic nuclear field theory
- neutron stars
- structure and stability of rotating neutron stars
- limiting rotational period of neutron stars
- quark matter
- quark stars
- hybrid stars - quark cores and neutron star mantles
- strange quark stars
- self-bound stars.
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