Compact Stellar X-ray Sources: 39 (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 39) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521826594 ISBN 13: 9780521826594

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Walter Lewin is Professor of Physics at MIT. He has received numerous prizes for both his teaching and research.

Michiel van der Klis is Professor of Astronomy at Universiteit van Amsterdam and winner of the NWO Spinoza prize 2004 for his pioneering research into X-ray radiation from binary stars.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521826594
• ISBN 13: 9780521826594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 708
• Editor: Lewin Walter, Van Der Klis Michiel