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

by Norman K. Glendenning

Book Overview

White dwarfs, neutron stars, and (solar mass) black holes are the collapsed cores of stars which, near the ends of their luminous lives, have shed most of their mass in supernova explosions or other, less spectacular, instabilities. Here gravity crushes matter to realms that lie far beyond present empirical knowledge. This book explores the diverse forms that such compact stars can possibly take, as constrained by the laws of nature: the general principles...

• 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"