Physics of Relativistic Objects in Compact Binaries: From Birth to Coalescence

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Colpi, Monica (Editor), Casella, Piergiorgio (Editor), Gorini, Vittorio (Editor), Moschella, Ugo (Editor), Possenti, Andrea (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 359
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and timely review of the astrophysical approach to the investigation of gravity theories. Particular attention is paid to strong-field tests of general relativity and alternative theories of gravity, performed using collapsed objects (neutron stars,...

Table of Contents:

• Binary Systems as Test-Beds of Gravity Theories
• Exploiting Binary Pulsars as Laboratories of Gravity Theories
• Perspective in the Search for Relativistic Pulsars
• The Formation and Evolution of Relativistic Binaries
• Dynamical Formation and Evolution of Neutron Star and Black Hole Binaries in Globular Clusters
• Short Gamma Ray Bursts: Marking the Birth of Black Holes from Coalescing Compact Binaries
• Strong Gravitational Field Diagnostics in Binary Systems Containing a Compact Object
• White Dwarfs in Ultrashort Binary Systems
• Binary Black Hole Coalescence.