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Compact Stars

Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics and General Relativity

  • Textbook
  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Norman K. Glendenning

    1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 1-6

  3. General Relativity

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 7-54

  4. Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 55-123

  5. Relativistic Nuclear Field Theory

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 124-179

  6. Neutron Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 180-246

  7. Rotating Neutron Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 247-274

  8. Limiting Rotational Period of Neutron Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 275-288

  9. Quark Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 289-302

  10. Hybrid Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 303-336

  11. Strange Stars

    • Norman K. Glendenning
    Pages 337-361

  12. 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Norman K. Glendenning

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