03236nam 2200637Ia 450 991014082580332120200520144314.01-280-38210-497866135600183-642-12866-110.1007/978-3-642-12866-0(CKB)2670000000036615(SSID)ssj0000449296(PQKBManifestationID)11303969(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000449296(PQKBWorkID)10427811(PQKB)11504853(DE-He213)978-3-642-12866-0(MiAaPQ)EBC3065689(PPN)25884602X(PPN)14902049X(EXLCZ)99267000000003661520100527d2010 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtccrDense matter in compact stars a pedagogical introduction /A. Schmitt1st ed. 2010.Heidelberg ;New York Springer20101 online resource (X, 147 p. 23 illus.) Lecture notes in physics,0075-8450 ;811Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph3-642-12865-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Mass and Radius of the Star -- Basic Models and Properties of Dense Nuclear Matter -- Superconductivity and Superfluidity in a Compact Star -- Neutrino Emissivity and Cooling of the Star -- Discussion.The purpose of these lectures is to address the following two strongly coupled issues: • What is the ground state (and its properties) of dense (quark) matter? • What is the matter composition of a compact star? In order to fulfill their primary goal - to remain both concise and accessible to the beginning graduate student or other newcomers to the field - the only prerequisites are a working knowledge of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics as well as a first course in quantum field theory. More advanced material will be introduced as the text progresses and an appendix covers basic elements of thermal quantum field theory at finite chemical potential. Instead of developing all relevant formal tools (which is not even fully possible in the regime of QCD considered here), calculations are physically motivated, making the reader familiar with the theories and technicalities by “learning by doing”. In this way these lectures will guide and prepare the reader towards further investigations and own theoretical research in this exciting field at the interface of nuclear, particle and astrophysics.Lecture notes in physics ;811.HadronsNucleon-nucleon interactionsParticles (Nuclear physics)ChiralityNuclear astrophysicsHadrons.Nucleon-nucleon interactions.Particles (Nuclear physics)Chirality.Nuclear astrophysics.523.8Schmitt A(Andreas)378286MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140825803321Dense matter in compact stars4193441UNINA