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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors.
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"The text is presented in a very pedagogical way, allowing beginners to appreciate the quality of the book. … This book is very well written and easy to follow and doesn’t need a huge background on astrophysics. I recommend this book for teachers as well as students and everyone who is interested in star physics." (Térence Delsate, Physicalia, Vol. 30 (2), 2008)
"This short … and well written book provides a clear introduction with notable insight into the complex astrophysical subject represented by the theoretical study of the structure and composition of compact stars. … this book also be a useful reference for astrophysical concepts and results, and makes it altogether advisable for upper-undergraduate and graduate level students in astrophysics … ." (Giovanni Preti, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 b)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Norman K. Glendenning is Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Nuclear Science Division, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including Compact Stars (Springer, 2nd ed., 2000), Physics of Neutron Star Interiors (Springer, 2001) and Direct Nuclear Reactions (Academic Press, 1983).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Special and General Relativity
Book Subtitle: With Applications to White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Authors: Norman K. Glendenning
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47109-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-47106-8Published: 20 April 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2366-0Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-47109-9Published: 28 April 2010
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 228
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology