Compact Stars
| Author | : Norman K. Glendenning |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781468404913 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1468404911 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (911 Downloads) |
Download or read book Compact Stars written by Norman K. Glendenning and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whole decades research collated, organised and synthesised into one single book! Following a 60-page review of the seminal treatises of Misner, Thorne, Wheeler and Weinberg on general relativity, Glendenning goes on to explore the internal structure of compact stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, hybrids, strange quark stars, both the counterparts of neutron stars as well as of dwarfs. This is a self-contained treatment and will be of interest to graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as others entering the field.
