Title: Compact Stars
First published: December 1996
Description: 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.
Subjects: White dwarf stars, Neutron stars, General relativity (Physics), Compact objects (Astronomy), Astrophysics, Physics, Observations and Techniques Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Particle and Nuclear Physics
LC classification: QB843.N4 G54 1997