The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars
This book summarizes the recent progress in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and, most importantly, it identifies and develops effective strategies to explore, both theoretically and observationally, the many remaining open questions in the f
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Luciano Rezzolla Pierre Pizzochero David Ian Jones Nanda Rea Isaac Vidaña Editors
The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars
The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars
Astrophysics and Space Science Library Series Editor: STEVEN N. SHORE, Dipartimento di Fisica “Enrico Fermi”, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy Advisory Board: F. BERTOLA, University of Padua, Italy C. J. CESARSKY, Commission for Atomic Energy, Saclay, France P. EHRENFREUND, Leiden University, The Netherlands O. ENGVOLD, University of Oslo, Norway E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands V. M. KASPI, McGill University, Montreal, Canada J. M. E. KUIJPERS, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands H. VAN DER LAAN, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands P. G. MURDIN, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK B. V. SOMOV, Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russia R. A. SUNYAEV, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany
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Luciano Rezzolla • Pierre Pizzochero • David Ian Jones • Nanda Rea • Isaac Vida˜na Editors
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Editors Luciano Rezzolla Institut f¨ur Theoretische Physik Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt Hessen, Germany David Ian Jones University of Southampton Mathematical Sciences Southampton, United Kingdom
Pierre Pizzochero Universita’ degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Fisica Milan, Italy
Nanda Rea Institute of Space Sciences (ICE) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Barcelona, Spain
Isaac Vida˜na Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Catania Catania, Italy
ISSN 0067-0057 ISSN 2214-7985 (electronic) Astrophysics and Space Science Library ISBN 978-3-319-97615-0 ISBN 978-3-319-97616-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97616-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018960864 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been
