X-ray Binaries

Walter H. G. Lewin (Curatore)

Jan van Paradijs (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 1997

X-ray binaries are some of the most varied and perplexing systems known to astronomers. The compact object which accretes mass from its companion star may be a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, whereas the donor star can be a 'normal' star or a white dwarf. The various combinations differ widely in their behaviour, and this timely volume provides a unique reference of our knowledge to date of all of them. Fifteen specially written chapters by a team of the world's foremost researchers in the field explore all aspects of the X-ray binaries. They cover the X-ray, ultraviolet, optical and radio properties of these violent systems and address key issues such as: how were these systems formed, and what will be their fate; how can we understand X-ray bursts, and how the quasi-periodic oscillations; what is the connection between millisecond radio pulsars and low-mass X-ray binaries; and how does the magnetic field of a neutron star decay? This long awaited review provides graduate students and researchers with the standard reference on X-ray binaries for many years to come.

• Curatore: Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Astrophysics
• Anno: 1997
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 676 p.
• Dimensioni: 248 x 175 mm
• Peso: 1385 gr.
• EAN: 9780521599344

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