Neutron Stars 1

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haensel, P. (Editor), Potekhin, A. Y. (Editor), Yakovlev, D. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 326
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The book gives an extended review of theoretical and observational aspects of neutron star physics. With masses comparable to that of the Sun and radii of about ten kilometres, neutron stars are the densest stars in the Universe. This book describes all layers of neutron stars, from the surface to t...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• Equilibrium Plasma Properties. Outer Envelopes
• Structure and Equation of State of Neutron Star Crusts
• Envelopes with Strong Magnetic Fields
• Neutron Star Cores: Nucleons and Hyperons
• Neutron Star Structure
• Neutron Stars with Exotic Cores
• Strange Matter and Strange Stars
• Theory Versus Observations.