Stellar remnants /

Three eminent scientists, each well known for the clarity of their writing, present for students and researchers what is known about the internal structure, origin and evolution of White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes, all objects at the final stage of stellar evolution. They cover fascinatin...

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Main Author: Kawaler, Steven D.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Novikov, I. D. (Igorʹ Dmitrievich), Srinivasan, G. (Ganesan), 1942-, Meynet, G., Schaerer, Daniel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1997]
Series:Saas-Fee advanced course ... lecture notes ; 1995.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Three eminent scientists, each well known for the clarity of their writing, present for students and researchers what is known about the internal structure, origin and evolution of White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes, all objects at the final stage of stellar evolution. They cover fascinating topics such as pulsation of white dwarfs, millisecond pulsars or the dynamics around black holes. The book is written for graduate students, but is also of interest to professional astronomers and physicists.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 340 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3540316280 (electronic bk.)
9783540316282 (electronic bk.)