Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) - Hardcover

Glendenning, Norman K.

 
9780387947839: Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

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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.

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"Deals thoroughly with the equations of state, the structure and constitution of white dwarfs, and neutron stars ... It contains material that can be hard to find elsewhere."
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