Compact stellar X-ray sources:

X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. New observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of compact objects that em...

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Weitere Verfasser: Lewin, Walter H. G. (HerausgeberIn), Klis, M. van der (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2006
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge astrophysics 39
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Zusammenfassung:X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. New observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of compact objects that emit X-rays. Sixteen chapters written by the foremost experts in the field cover the observations and the astrophysical interpretation of these objects. Topics covered include binary systems, gamma ray burst sources, anomalous X-ray pulsars, super-soft sources, and enigmatic fast X-ray transients. Further chapters are dedicated to isolated neutron stars and the X-ray source populations of globular clusters. The properties of X-ray binaries are discussed in depth in chapters on quasi-periodic oscillations and related aperiodic X-ray variability, X-ray bursts, black holes, and relativistic jets. This is a valuable reference for both graduate students and active researchers
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 690 pages)
ISBN:9780511536281
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511536281

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