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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456110603321

Autore

Kadomt͡sev B. B

Titolo

On the pulsar [[electronic resource] /] / B. B. Kadomsev ; foreword by A. Nomerotsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76172-2

9786612761720

981-4289-74-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Disciplina

523.8/874

Soggetti

Pulsars

Neutron stars

Astrophysics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Unexpected encounter -- What is a pulsar? -- Mischievous ball -- Misha and sasha -- Playing billiards -- Stubborn fountains -- In the country of anisotropic masses -- Matter in a superstrong magnetic field -- Neutron star -- Physics of the pulsar -- Non-linearity and self-organization -- On the pulsar.

Sommario/riassunto

This book serves as a good introduction to the physics of pulsars by explaining the subject matter in simple terms which are understandable to both undergraduate physics students and also the general public. <i>On the Pulsar</i> links together ideas about physics, informatics and biology, and contains many original examples, problems and solutions. It starts with simple examples about the regular structures that are possible in strong magnetic fields and the author then suggests that special conditions on the pulsar can result in some forms of self-organization. It will also make a valuable t