Physics of Binary Star Evolution
From Stars to X-ray Binaries and Gravitational Wave Sources
$216.27
- Paperback
864 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2023
Summary
A graduate-level textbook on the astrophysics of binary star systems and their evolution
Physics of Binary Star Evolution is an up-to-date textbook on the astrophysics and evolution of binary star systems. Theoretical astrophysicists Thomas Tauris and Edward van den Heuvel cover a wide range of phenomena and processes, including mass transfer and ejection, common envelopes, novae and supernovae, X-ray binaries, millisecond radio pulsars, and gravitational wav…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691179087 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691179085 |
| Author: | Thomas M. Tauris, Edward P.J. van den Heuvel |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 864 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 235mm |
| Series: | Princeton Series in Astrophysics |
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Critics Review
”[C]lear and easy to read … Tauris & van den Heuvel’s book has immediately become the standard text in this science area and I recommend it unreservedly.”—John Southworth, The Observer
Thomas M. Tauris
Thomas M. Tauris is professor of theoretical astrophysics at Aalborg University.
Edward P. J. van den Heuvel is emeritus professor of astrophysics at the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit, Brussels. His books include Accretion-Driven Stellar X-ray Sources, Interacting Binaries, and X-ray Binaries.
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