Rotating Relativistic Stars
Title | Rotating Relativistic Stars PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Friedman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 435 |
Release | 2013-02-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1107310601 |
The masses of neutron stars are limited by an instability to gravitational collapse and an instability driven by gravitational waves limits their spin. Their oscillations are relevant to x-ray observations of accreting binaries and to gravitational wave observations of neutron stars formed during the coalescence of double neutron-star systems. This volume includes more than forty years of research to provide graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, gravitational physics and astronomy with the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability and oscillations of rotating neutron stars. This monograph treats the equations of stellar equilibrium; key approximations, including slow rotation and perturbations of spherical and rotating stars; stability theory and its applications, from convective stability to the r-mode instability; and numerical methods for computing equilibrium configurations and the nonlinear evolution of their oscillations. The presentation of fundamental equations, results and applications is accessible to readers who do not need the detailed derivations.
Rotating Relativistic Stars
Title | Rotating Relativistic Stars PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Friedman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 435 |
Release | 2013-02-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0521872545 |
This volume pulls together more than forty years of research to provide graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, gravitational physics, and astronomy with the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability, and oscillations of rotating neutron stars.
Rotating Relativistic Stars
Title | Rotating Relativistic Stars PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Friedman |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 436 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Gravitational waves |
ISBN | 9781107313910 |
This volume provides the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability and oscillations of rotating neutron stars.
Physics, Formation and Evolution of Rotating Stars
Title | Physics, Formation and Evolution of Rotating Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Andre Maeder |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 832 |
Release | 2008-12-19 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3540769498 |
Rotation is ubiquitous at each step of stellar evolution, from star formation to the final stages, and it affects the course of evolution, the timescales and nucleosynthesis. Stellar rotation is also an essential prerequisite for the occurrence of Gamma-Ray Bursts. In this book the author thoroughly examines the basic mechanical and thermal effects of rotation, their influence on mass loss by stellar winds, the effects of differential rotation and its associated instabilities, the relation with magnetic fields and the evolution of the internal and surface rotation. Further, he discusses the numerous observational signatures of rotational effects obtained from spectroscopy and interferometric observations, as well as from chemical abundance determinations, helioseismology and asteroseismology, etc. On an introductory level, this book presents in a didactical way the basic concepts of stellar structure and evolution in "track 1" chapters. The other more specialized chapters form an advanced course on the graduate level and will further serve as a valuable reference work for professional astrophysicists.
Black Holes and Relativistic Stars
Title | Black Holes and Relativistic Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. Wald |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780226870359 |
A comprehensive summary of progress made during the past decade on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars, this collection includes discussion of structure and oscillations of relativistic stars, the use of gravitational radiation detectors, observational evidence for black holes, cosmic censorship, numerical work related to black hole collisions, the internal structure of black holes, black hole thermodynamics, information loss and other issues related to the quantum properties of black holes, and recent developments in the theory of black holes in the context of string theory. Volume contributors: Valeria Ferrari, John L. Friedman, James B. Hartle, Stephen W. Hawking, Gary T. Horowitz, Werner Israel, Roger Penrose, Martin J. Rees, Rafael D. Sorkin, Saul A. Teukolsky, Kip S. Thorne, and Robert M. Wald.
Compact Stars
Title | Compact Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Norman K. Glendenning |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1468404911 |
A whole decades research collated, organised and synthesised into one single book! Following a 60-page review of the seminal treatises of Misner, Thorne, Wheeler and Weinberg on general relativity, Glendenning goes on to explore the internal structure of compact stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, hybrids, strange quark stars, both the counterparts of neutron stars as well as of dwarfs. This is a self-contained treatment and will be of interest to graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as others entering the field.
Stars and Relativity
Title | Stars and Relativity PDF eBook |
Author | Ya. B. Zel’dovich |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 544 |
Release | 2014-06-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0486171329 |
Two of the greatest astrophysicists of the 20th century explore general relativity, properties of matter under astrophysical conditions, stars, and stellar systems. A valuable resource for physicists, astronomers, graduate students. 1971 edition.