Black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars : the physics of compact objects /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shapiro, Stuart L. (Stuart Louis), 1947-
Other Authors: Teukolsky, Saul A. (Saul Arno), 1947-
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Wiley, c1983.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Star Deaths and the Formation of Compact Objects
  • Cold Equation of State Below Neutron Drip
  • White Dwarfs
  • Cooling of White Dwarfs
  • General Relativity
  • The Equilibrium and Stability of Fluid Configurations
  • Rotation and Magnetic Fields
  • Cold Equation of State Above Neutron Drip
  • Neutron Star Models: Masses and Radii
  • Pulsars
  • Cooling of Neutron Stars
  • Black Holes
  • Compact X-Ray Sources
  • Accretion Onto Black Holes
  • Accretion Onto Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs
  • Gravitational Radiation
  • Supermassive Stars and Black Holes
  • Stellar Collapse and Supernova Explosions
  • Appendixes. References. Author Index. Subject Index.