Compact Objects in Astrophysics: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Camenzind, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 3662500329 ISBN-13: 9783662500323 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Gravity - Science | Physics - Relativity |
Dewey: 523.887 |
Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library |
Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.15 lbs) 679 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 stars and black holes are the sources of intense gravitational waves which will be measured in the next ten years by gravitational wave detectors. Camenzind's Compact Objects in Astrophysics gives a comprehensive introduction and up-to-date overview about the physical processes behind these objects, covering the field from the beginning to most recent results, including all relevant observations. After a presentation of the taxonomy of compact objects, the basic principles of general relativity are given. The author then discusses in detail the physics and observations of white dwarfs and neutron stars (including the most recent equations of state for neutron star matter), the gravitational field of rapidly rotating compact objects, rotating black holes (including ray tracing and black hole magnetospheres), gravitational waves, and the new understanding of accretion processes by means of the magnetorotational instability of accretion disks. |