Compact Star Physics

This introduction to compact star physics explains key concepts from general relativity, thermodynamics and nuclear physics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. General relativity; 3. Dense matter; 4. Compact stars; 5. White dwarfs; 6. Pulsars; 7. Neutron stars; 8. Quark stars; 9. Hybrid stars; 10. Gravitational waves; References; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich is a professor in theoretical astrophysics at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main. Since completing his Ph.D., he has worked at the Niels Bohr Institute, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as Feodor-Lynen fellow of the Humboldt Foundation, the RIKEN BNL Research Center at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University,New York, and as a professor at the University of Heidelberg.

Zusammenfassung

This self-contained introduction to compact star physics explains important concepts from areas such as general relativity, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and nuclear physics. It is ideal for graduate students and researchers working on the physics of compact stars, general relativity and nuclear physics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: J RGEN SCHAFFNER-BIE, Jurgen Schaffner-Bielich, Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich, Jurgen (Goethe-Universitat Fran Schaffner-Bielich, Jurgen (Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Am Main) Schaffner-Bielich
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781107180895
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18089-5
• Seiten: 320
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Physik, Astronomie > Atomphysik, Kernphysik; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Nuclear physics, Particle & high-energy physics, Particle and high-energy physics