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Compact Stars

Norman K. Glendenning

1996390 pagesabout 6–9 hours
1996
first published
  • 2000No further detail recordedISBN 9781461212126
  • 2012Springer London, Limited · 390 pages · ENGISBN 9781468404913
  • 1996Springer · 390 pages · ENGISBN 9780387947839
  • 2000Springer · 467 pages · ENGISBN 9780387989778
  • 2012Springer · 486 pagesISBN 9781461270454

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.

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