X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. In the last ten years 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, soft gamma ray repeaters, anomalous X-ray pulsars, super-soft sources, and enigmatic fast X-ray transients.
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Review of the hardback: From reviews of X-ray Binaries, edited by Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs and Edward P. J. van den Heuvel: '... packed with information, and so beautifully presented by CUP ... a must for your bookshelf and every astronomical library. I have already made this book required reading for my graduate students.' Phil Charles, The Observatory
Review of the hardback: '... a very good, detailed and comprehensive written review on X-ray binaries.' Reviews of Astronomical Tools
Review of the hardback: '... the topics are well chosen and fairly distinct, providing an extremely useful summary of current research ... If the space agencies are wondering why they shoud be planning now to replace XMM-Newton, Chandra, and RXTE, they should read this book. ... a good buy for libraries and essential background reading for students and their supervisors.' The Observatory
Review of the hardback: '... a very good, detailed and comprehensive written review on X-ray binaries.' Reviews of Astronomical Tools
Review of the hardback: '... the topics are well chosen and fairly distinct, providing an extremely useful summary of current research ... If the space agencies are wondering why they shoud be planning now to replace XMM-Newton, Chandra, and RXTE, they should read this book. ... a good buy for libraries and essential background reading for students and their supervisors.' The Observatory
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X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. In the last ten years new observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. In this book, the foremost experts provide a comprehensive overview of the observations and astrophysics of these objects. Topics covered include binary systems, gamma ray burst sources, soft gamma ray repeaters, anomalous X-ray pulsars, super-soft sources, and fast X-ray transients. This is a valuable reference for graduate students and active researchers.
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Since their discovery in 1962 (Giacconi et al. 1962), accreting compact objects in the Galaxy have offered unique insights into the astrophysics of the end stages of stellar evolution and the physics of matter at extreme physical conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cambridge University Press, Milky Way, New York, San Francisco, Chandra X-ray, Rapid Burster, Afterglow Era, Magellanic Clouds, Lecture Notes, New Astron, Space Sci, Hubble Space Telescope, Springer Verlag, All Sky Monitor, Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Black Widow, Erik Kuulkers, References Abramowicz, University of Amsterdam, Accretion Driven Stellar X-ray Sources, Acta Astron, Be-star X-ray, Eastern X-Ray Jet, Klaus Schenker New!
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Since their discovery in 1962 (Giacconi et al. 1962), accreting compact objects in the Galaxy have offered unique insights into the astrophysics of the end stages of stellar evolution and the physics of matter at extreme physical conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cambridge University Press, Milky Way, New York, San Francisco, Chandra X-ray, Rapid Burster, Afterglow Era, Magellanic Clouds, Lecture Notes, New Astron, Space Sci, Hubble Space Telescope, Springer Verlag, All Sky Monitor, Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Black Widow, Erik Kuulkers, References Abramowicz, University of Amsterdam, Accretion Driven Stellar X-ray Sources, Acta Astron, Be-star X-ray, Eastern X-Ray Jet, Klaus Schenker New!
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- The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) by Altan Baykal on 4 pages
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 210) by Altan Baykal on page 309, page 338, and page 342
- Circular Polarisation from Relativistic Jet Sources by J.-P. Macquart on page 94
- Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context: Proceedings of the MPA/ESO/MPE/USM Joint Astronomy Conference Held at Garching, Germany, 21-25 June 2004 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia) by Andrea Merloni on page 101
- Cosmic Explosions in Three Dimensions: Asymmetries in Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by Peter Höflich on page 93
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