000			01434 a2200181 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9781107180895
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a523.87 _bSch14c
100			_aSchaffner-Bielich, Jurgen
245			_aCompact star physics _cJurgen Schaffner-Bielich
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2020 _aCambridge
300			_axii, 311p
520			_a"This self-contained introduction to compact star physics explains important concepts from areas such as general relativity, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and nuclear physics. Containing many tested exercises, and written by an international expert in the research field, the book provides important insights on the basic concepts of compact stars, discusses white dwarfs, neutron stars, quark stars and exotic compact stars. Included are sections on astrophysical observations of compact stars, and present and future terrestrial experiments related to compact stars physics, as the study of exotic nuclei and relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Major developments in the field such as the discovery of massive neutron stars, and a discussion of the recent gravitational wave measurement of a neutron star merger are also presented. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers working on the physics of compact stars, general relativity and nuclear physics"--
650			_aCompact objects (Astronomy)
942			_cBK
999			_c567264 _d567264