On the pulsar
By: B.B. Kadomsev.
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Pulsars; Neutron stars; Astrophysics
Work titles: Na pulʹsare.
Description: This volume serves as a good introduction to the physics of pulsars by explaining the subject matter in simple terms which are understandable to both undergraduate physics students and also the general public. It links together ideas about physics, informatics and biology, and contains many original examples.
Table of contents: title: Unexpected encounter; title: What is a pulsar?; title: Mischievous ball; title: Misha and sasha; title: Playing billiards; title: Stubborn fountains; title: In the country of anisotropic masses; title: Matter in a superstrong magnetic field; title: Neutron star; title: Physics of the pulsar; title: Non-linearity and self-organization; title: On the pulsar.