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

by Norman K. Glendenning

Book Overview

Neutron stars are the smallest densest stars known, with densities some trillions of 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387989773
• ISBN13: 9780387989778
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"