Compact Stellar X-ray Sources (Cambridge Astrophysics)
Contributors: Walter Lewin (Editor); Michiel van der Klis (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 24, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 706
ISBN-13: 9780521826594
Subjects: Astrophysics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Universe; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: Since their discovery in 1962 (Giacconi et al. 1962), accreting compact objects in the Galaxy have offered unique insights into the astrophysics of the end stages of stellar evolution and the physics of matter at extreme physical conditions.