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" Black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars : "
Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky.
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BL
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658466
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| Main Entry
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Shapiro, Stuart L., (Stuart Louis),1947-
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Black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars : : the physics of compact objects /\ Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky.
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New York :: Wiley,, c1983.
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xvii, 645 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0471873179
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: 9780471873174
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: 0471873160 (pbk.)
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: 9780471873167 (pbk.)
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"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 593-620) and indexes.
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| Contents
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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 -- Appendix A. Astronomical background -- Appendix B. Proof that V₂<0 implies instability -- Appendix C. Calculation of the integral in eq. (8.4.6) -- Appendix D. Scalar and vector field theories -- Appendix E. Quarks -- Appendix F. The phase-space factor, eq. (11.5.16) -- Appendix G. Spherical accretion onto a black hole: the relativistic equations -- Appendix H. Hydrodynamics of viscous fluid flow -- Appendix I. Radiative transport.
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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.
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Compact objects (Astronomy)
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QB843.B55S5 1983
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Teukolsky, Saul A., (Saul Arno),1947-
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