Full Description
This self-contained textbook brings together many different branches of physics--e.g. nuclear physics, solid state physics, particle physics, hydrodynamics, relativity--to analyze compact objects. The latest astronomical data is assessed. Over 250 exercises.
Contents
Chapter 1 Star Deaths and the Formation of Compact Objects 1
Chapter 2 Cold Equation of State Below Neutron Drip 17
Chapter 3 White Dwarfs 55
Chapter 4 Cooling of White Dwarfs 82
Chapter 5 General Relativity 106
Chapter 6 The Equilibrium and Stability of Fluid Configurations 127
Chapter 7 Rotation and Magnetic Fields 162
Chapter 8 Cold Equation of State Above Neutron Drip 188
Chapter 9 Neutron Star Models: Masses and Radii 241
Chapter 10 Pulsars 267
Chapter 11 Cooling of Neutron Stars 306
Chapter 12 Black Holes 335
Chapter 13 Compact X-Ray Sources 370
Chapter 14 Accretion Onto Black Holes 403
Chapter 15 Accretion Onto Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs 450
Chapter 16 Gravitational Radiation 466
Chapter 17 Supermassive Stars and Black Holes 499
Chapter 18 Stellar Collapse and Supernova Explosions 512
Appendixes 543
References 593
Author Index 621
Subject Index 629
