The Properties of Matter in White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars

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dc.creatorBalberg, Shmuel
dc.creatorShapiro, Stuart L.
dc.date2000-04-21
dc.date2000-04-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:53:15Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:53:15Z
dc.descriptionWhite dwarfs and neutron stars are stellar objects with masses comparable to that of our sun. However, as the endpoint stages of stellar evolution, these objects do not sustain any thermonuclear burning and therefore can no longer support the gravitational load of their own mass by generating thermal pressure. Rather, matter in their interiors is compressed to much higher densities than commonly found in normal stars, and pressure is created by degenerate fermion kinetic energy and particle interactions. As a result, white dwarfs and neutron stars offer unique cosmic laboratories for studying matter at very high densities. In this review we discuss the basic properties of condensed matter at extreme densities and summarize the extent to which these properties can be examined by observations of compact objects.
dc.description30 pages including 5 PS figures, LaTeX2e. To appear in a volume of "Handbook of Elastic Properties" Eds. H. E. Bass, V. M. Keppens, M. Levy and R. Raspet (Academic Press) Replaced version: minor typos eliminated, corrected description of B2303+46
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0004317
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0004317
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/904
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleThe Properties of Matter in White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
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