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Rotation and Accretion-Powered Pulsars
by Pranab Ghosh
Available from Powells Used Books
$173.25
on 10-15-2008
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Features
ISBN Number: 9789810247447
Written by: Ghosh, Pranab
Published by: Libri
Written by: Ghosh, Pranab
Subject: Physics
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Astronomy, General
Copyright: 2007
Date of Publication: April 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 792
Book Size: 9.04x6.32x1.72 in. 3.33 lbs.
This book is an introduction to pulsars, a key area in high energy astrophysics with potential for further fundamental discoveries. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on the intimate connection between rotation-powered pulsars and accretion-powered pulsars — a cornerstone of modern astrophysics. Early texts on pulsars dealt almost exclusively with rotation-powered ones, while later texts on X-ray binaries concentrated almost entirely on accretion-powered pulsars. This is the first book to treat the two kinds of pulsars on the same footing, stressing the connection between their physical properties, and their evolutionary link. It starts with simple, basic concepts, and ends with the latest developments.
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