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245 10 a| Rotating relativistic starsh| [electronic resource] /c| John L. Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Nikolaos Stergioulas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.;

260 a| Cambridge :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xxiv, 409 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm.;

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520 a| "The masses of neutron stars are limited by an instability to gravitational collapse, and an instability driven by gravitational waves limits their spin. Their oscillations are relevant to X-ray observations of accreting binaries and to gravitational wave observations of neutron stars formed during the coalescence of double neutron-star systems. This volume pulls together more than forty years of research to provide graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, gravitational physics, and astronomy with the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability, and oscillations of rotating neutron stars. This monograph treats the equations of stellar equilibrium; key approximations, including slow rotation and perturbations of spherical and rotating stars; stability theory and its applications, from convective stability to the r-mode instability; and numerical methods for computing equilibrium configurations and the nonlinear evolution of their oscillations. The presentation of fundamental equations, results, and applications is accessible to readers who do not need the detailed derivations"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Rotating relativistic stars / John L. Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Nikolaos Stergioulas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Author/creator	Friedman, John L., 1945-
Other author	Stergioulas, Nikolaos, 1967-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	xxiv, 409 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Neutron stars. Stellar oscillations. Gravitational waves. Stars--Rotation.

Series	Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. Stationary, axisymmetric equilibria; 2. 3+1 split, action, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms; 3. Asymptotics, virial identities and nonaxisymmetric equilibria; 4. Numerical schemes; 5. Equilibrium models; 6. Approximation methods; 7. Perturbation theory of relativistic fluids; 8. Quasinormal modes; 9. Stellar stability; 10. Nonlinear dynamics of rotating relativistic stars; Appendix.
Abstract	"The masses of neutron stars are limited by an instability to gravitational collapse, and an instability driven by gravitational waves limits their spin. Their oscillations are relevant to X-ray observations of accreting binaries and to gravitational wave observations of neutron stars formed during the coalescence of double neutron-star systems. This volume pulls together more than forty years of research to provide graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, gravitational physics, and astronomy with the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability, and oscillations of rotating neutron stars. This monograph treats the equations of stellar equilibrium; key approximations, including slow rotation and perturbations of spherical and rotating stars; stability theory and its applications, from convective stability to the r-mode instability; and numerical methods for computing equilibrium configurations and the nonlinear evolution of their oscillations. The presentation of fundamental equations, results, and applications is accessible to readers who do not need the detailed derivations"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012036771
ISBN	9780521872546 (hardback)

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