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A survey of recent progress in research on neutron stars, emphasising radio pulsars, accreting neutron stars in X-ray binaries, and the rotation-powered high-energy emission from isolated neutron stars. Among the subjects reviewed are: the broad history of neutron star research; the properties of high-density matter in neutron stars; thermal and magnetic field evolution; dynamics of neutron star crusts and glitches; detection of radio emission from pulsars; radio pulsar population; millisecond and binary radio pulsars; gamma-ray emission from radio pulsars; accreting neutron stars (and black holes) in X-ray binaries; the recently discovered kHz oscillations in low-mass X-ray binaries; anomalous X-ray pulsars; the Bursting Pulsar; X-ray emission from isolated neutron stars; neutron star atmosphere; coalescing neutron star binaries; and gamma ray bursts.

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Author:   R. Buccheri ,  Jan van Paradijs ,  M.H. Alpar
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Volume:   515
Weight:   1.045kg
ISBN:  

9789048150762

ISBN 10:   9048150760
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. History.- The history of neutron stars: From early speculations to current problems.- 2. Neutron star structure.- Internal constitution of neutron and strange stars.- Topics in the theory of matter at sub-nuclear densities.- Dynamics of the neutron star interior.- Pulsar magnetic fields and glitches.- 3. Radio Pulsars.- Detection of radio emission from pulsars: A pulsar observation primer.- The experimental determination of the limiting spin period of neutron stars.- Radio pulsar population properties.- Energetic young radio pulsars.- Young neutron stars in supernova remnants.- Gamma-ray emission from CGRO pulsars.- Time averaged pulse phase resolved spectra of the Vela pulsar measured by COMPTEL at Me V energies.- New views of the Vela pulsar jet.- Kinematics of low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond pulsars.- Unusual increase in the 325 MHz flux density ofPSR B0655+64.- High-energy emission from binary pulsars.- Relativistic winds and jets.- Pulsar electrodynamics, atoms in strong magnetic fields.- 4. X-ray binaries.- Neutron stars and black holes in X-ray binaries.- KiloHertz quasi periodic oscillations in low-mass X-ray binaries.- Long-term behavior of accretion powered pulsars.- GRO J1744-28: the bursting pulsar.- The 5–9 second X-ray pulsars.- First results from a systematic search for new X-ray pulsators in ROSAT PSPC fields.- Thermonuclear burning on rapidly accreting neutron stars.- Results from the PDS experiment aboard the BeppoSAX satellite.- The astrophysical key source SS 433.- High-energy emission from accreting neutron stars.- 5. Evolution of binaries with compact components.- Coalescing binary neutron stars.- Modelling gamma-ray bursts.- The effects of kick velocities on the formation of low-mass X-ray binaries.- Transients and the evolution oflow-mass X-ray binaries.- An evolutionary picture for short orbital period millisecond binary pulsars.- 6. X rays from single neutron stars.- On the X-ray emission properties of rotation powered pulsars.- Thermal evolution of isolated neutron stars.- Evolution of thermal structure and radiation spectrum of cooling neutron stars.- Atomic ionization and opacities in pulsar atmospheres: Hydrogen atmospheres.- The observability of old neutron stars accreting the interstellar medium.- Search for old neutron stars in molecular clouds: Cygnus rift and Cygnus OB7.- Author Index.- Object Index.

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