Features
ISBN Number: 9780521032537
Written by: Gurevich, Alexandr
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Written by: Istomin, Yakov
Written by: Beskin, Vassily
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy, Universe
Subject: Pulsars
Subject: Pulsars Pulsars
Date of Publication: November 2006
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 432
Book Size: 900x600x97 140
This book presents the theory of the electrodynamic phenomena that occur in the magnetosphere of a pulsar. It also provides a clear picture of the formation and evolution of neutron stars. The authors address the basic physical processes of electron-positron plasma production, the generation of electric fields and currents, and the emission of radio waves and gamma rays. The book also reviews the current observational data, and devotes a complete chapter to a detailed comparison of this data with accepted theory and with some recent theoretical predictions. Tables containing the values of the physical parameters of all observed radio pulsars are also provided. Review:
"...a concise and relatively thorough review of the observational characteristics of pulsars....an important contribution to the literature and will be an essential addition to the libraries of all those active in either observations or modeling of pulsars." Donald B. Melrose, Science"This book will be of interest to the tiny community of theoretical physicists interested in the difficult task of constructing an adequate theory of the radio emission from rotation-powered pulsars. It is exemplary in its attempt to explain in full detail the authors' own attempt to construct such a theory and compare it to observation." Jonathan Arons, Physics Today
