Compact Objects in Astrophysics White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes /

• Main Author: Camenzind, Max (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

Compact objects are an important class of astronomical objects in current research. Supermassive black holes play an important role in the understanding of the formation of galaxies in the early Universe. Old white dwarfs are nowadays used to calibrate the age of the Universe. Mergers of neutron sta...

Table of Contents:

• Compact Objects in Astrophysics
• Gravity of Compact Objects
• Matter Models for Compact Objects
• Relativistic Stellar Structure
• White Dwarfs
• Neutron Stars
• Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars
• Black Holes
• Astrophysical Black Holes
• Physics of Accretion Flows around Compact Objects
• Epilogue and Future Prospects.