Compact stars : nuclear physics, particle physics, and general relativity.
Glendenning, Norman K.
Compact stars : nuclear physics, particle physics, and general relativity. / Norman K Glendenning. - New York Springer 2000 - xviii, 467 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction
2. General Relativity. Relativity. Lorentz Invariance. Scalars, Vectors, and Tensors in Curvilinear Coordinates. Principle of Equivalence of Inertia and Gravitation. Gravity. Covariance. Riemann Curvature Tensor. Einstein's Field Equations. Relativistic Stars. Action Principle in Gravity
3. Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes. Birth and Death of Stars. Objective. Gravitational Units and Neutron Star Size. Partial Decoupling of Matter from Gravity. Equations of Relativistic Stellar Structure. Electrical Neutrality of Stars. "Constancy" of the Chemical Potential. Gravitational Redshift. White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars. Improvements in White Dwarf Models. Temperature and Neutron Star Surface. Stellar Sequences from White Dwarfs to Neutron Stars. Baryon Number of a Star. Binding Energy of a Neutron Star. Star of Uniform Density. Scaling Solution of the OV Equations. Bound on Maximum Mass of Neutron Stars. Stability. Beyond the Maximum-Mass Neutron Star. Black Holes
4. Relativistic Nuclear Field Theory. Lagrange Formalism. Symmetries and Conservation Laws. Boson and Fermion Fields. Properties of Nuclear Matter. The [sigma]
[omega] Model. Stationarity of Energy Density. Model with Scalar Self-Interactions. Introduction of Isospin Force. Inclusion of the Octet of Baryons. High-Density Limit. Effective Versus Renormalized Theory. Bound Versus Unbound Neutron Matter. Note on Dimensions
5. Neutron Stars. Discovery. Pulsars: The Observational Basis of Neutron Stars. Theory of Neutron Stars. Constitution of Neutron Stars. Tables of Equations of State
6. Rotating Neutron Stars. Dragging of Local Inertial Frames. Interior Solution for the Dragging Frequency. Moment of Inertia of a Rotating Relativistic Star. Kepler Angular Velocity in General Relativity. Effect of Frame Dragging on Kepler Frequency. Approximation to the Kepler Frequency. Hartle-Thorne Perturbative Solution. Imprint of Angular Momentum. Rotating Stars with Realistic Equations of State. Effect of Rotation on Stellar Structure. Gravitational-Wave Instabilities
7. Limiting Rotational Period and Radius of Neutron Stars. The Minimal Constraints. Variational Ansatz. Limiting Value of Rotational Period as a Function of Mass. Test of Sensitivity of Results. General Relativistic Limit on Rotation. Lower Limit on Neutron Star Radius. Discussion and Alternatives. Self-Bound Stars
8. Quark Stars. Model of Quark Confinement. Quark Matter Equation of State. Quark Star Matter. Strange and Charm Stars
9. Hybrid Stars. Constant-Pressure Phase Transition. The Confined-Deconfined Phase Transition in Neutron Stars. Large-scale Structure of a Hybrid Star. Crystalline Structure of the Mixed Phase. Tables of Equation of State for Hybrid Stars
10. Bose Condensates in Neutron Stars. Relativistic Mean-Field Model with Kaons. Equation of State with a Kaon Condensate. Stellar Properties
11. Consequences and Signals of Phase Transitions. Mechanism for Formation of Low-Mass Black Holes. A Third Class of Stable Compact Stars. Phase Transition Signal in Pulsar Timing
12. Strange Stars. The Strange Matter Hypothesis. Compatibility of the Hypothesis with Present Knowledge. Submillisecond Pulsars. Structure of Strange Stars. Simultaneous Existence of Strange and Neutron Stars. Strange Stars to Strange Dwarfs
Useful Astronomical Data
Neutron stars are the smallest densest stars known, with densities some trillion times that of the Earth. They rotate with periods of fractions of a second, and their magnetic fields drive intense interstellar dynamos, lighting up entire nebulae. This book discusses the physics of these extreme objects, and reviews the essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date, with several new sections on Bose condensates in neutron stars and on phase transitions.
9781461270454
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Neutron stars
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Compact stars : nuclear physics, particle physics, and general relativity. / Norman K Glendenning. - New York Springer 2000 - xviii, 467 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction
2. General Relativity. Relativity. Lorentz Invariance. Scalars, Vectors, and Tensors in Curvilinear Coordinates. Principle of Equivalence of Inertia and Gravitation. Gravity. Covariance. Riemann Curvature Tensor. Einstein's Field Equations. Relativistic Stars. Action Principle in Gravity
3. Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes. Birth and Death of Stars. Objective. Gravitational Units and Neutron Star Size. Partial Decoupling of Matter from Gravity. Equations of Relativistic Stellar Structure. Electrical Neutrality of Stars. "Constancy" of the Chemical Potential. Gravitational Redshift. White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars. Improvements in White Dwarf Models. Temperature and Neutron Star Surface. Stellar Sequences from White Dwarfs to Neutron Stars. Baryon Number of a Star. Binding Energy of a Neutron Star. Star of Uniform Density. Scaling Solution of the OV Equations. Bound on Maximum Mass of Neutron Stars. Stability. Beyond the Maximum-Mass Neutron Star. Black Holes
4. Relativistic Nuclear Field Theory. Lagrange Formalism. Symmetries and Conservation Laws. Boson and Fermion Fields. Properties of Nuclear Matter. The [sigma]
[omega] Model. Stationarity of Energy Density. Model with Scalar Self-Interactions. Introduction of Isospin Force. Inclusion of the Octet of Baryons. High-Density Limit. Effective Versus Renormalized Theory. Bound Versus Unbound Neutron Matter. Note on Dimensions
5. Neutron Stars. Discovery. Pulsars: The Observational Basis of Neutron Stars. Theory of Neutron Stars. Constitution of Neutron Stars. Tables of Equations of State
6. Rotating Neutron Stars. Dragging of Local Inertial Frames. Interior Solution for the Dragging Frequency. Moment of Inertia of a Rotating Relativistic Star. Kepler Angular Velocity in General Relativity. Effect of Frame Dragging on Kepler Frequency. Approximation to the Kepler Frequency. Hartle-Thorne Perturbative Solution. Imprint of Angular Momentum. Rotating Stars with Realistic Equations of State. Effect of Rotation on Stellar Structure. Gravitational-Wave Instabilities
7. Limiting Rotational Period and Radius of Neutron Stars. The Minimal Constraints. Variational Ansatz. Limiting Value of Rotational Period as a Function of Mass. Test of Sensitivity of Results. General Relativistic Limit on Rotation. Lower Limit on Neutron Star Radius. Discussion and Alternatives. Self-Bound Stars
8. Quark Stars. Model of Quark Confinement. Quark Matter Equation of State. Quark Star Matter. Strange and Charm Stars
9. Hybrid Stars. Constant-Pressure Phase Transition. The Confined-Deconfined Phase Transition in Neutron Stars. Large-scale Structure of a Hybrid Star. Crystalline Structure of the Mixed Phase. Tables of Equation of State for Hybrid Stars
10. Bose Condensates in Neutron Stars. Relativistic Mean-Field Model with Kaons. Equation of State with a Kaon Condensate. Stellar Properties
11. Consequences and Signals of Phase Transitions. Mechanism for Formation of Low-Mass Black Holes. A Third Class of Stable Compact Stars. Phase Transition Signal in Pulsar Timing
12. Strange Stars. The Strange Matter Hypothesis. Compatibility of the Hypothesis with Present Knowledge. Submillisecond Pulsars. Structure of Strange Stars. Simultaneous Existence of Strange and Neutron Stars. Strange Stars to Strange Dwarfs
Useful Astronomical Data
Neutron stars are the smallest densest stars known, with densities some trillion times that of the Earth. They rotate with periods of fractions of a second, and their magnetic fields drive intense interstellar dynamos, lighting up entire nebulae. This book discusses the physics of these extreme objects, and reviews the essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date, with several new sections on Bose condensates in neutron stars and on phase transitions.
9781461270454
Technical Bureau : E/261, Shastri Nagar, Delhi.
Astronomia espacial
Kompaktes Objekt
Neutron stars
Witte dwergen
523.8874 GLE
