Compact Objects in Astrophysics : White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Compact objects are an important class of astronomical objects in current research. Supermassive black holes play an important role in the understanding of the formation of galaxies in the early Universe. Old white dwarfs are nowadays used to calibrate the age of the Universe. Mergers of neutron sta...

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Autore principale: Camenzind, Max
Natura: Livre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edizione:1st ed. 2007.
Serie:Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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Edition sous un autre format:• Compact objects in astrophysics, white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, Max Camenzind, Berlin, Springer, 2007, 1 vol. (XXIII-679 p.), Astronomy and astrophysics library, 978-3-540-25770-7
• Compact Objects in Astrophysics, Texte imprimé, 9783540810377
• Compact Objects in Astrophysics, Texte imprimé, 9783662500323
Sommario:
  • Compact Objects in Astrophysics Gravity of Compact Objects Matter Models for Compact Objects Relativistic Stellar Structure White Dwarfs Neutron Stars Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars Black Holes Astrophysical Black Holes Physics of Accretion Flows around Compact Objects Epilogue and Future Prospects