Pulsars

Theory, Categories & Applications

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61668-919-3 (ISBN)

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Reviews research from around the globe in the field of pulsars including anomalous X-ray pulsars; the arrival directions of ultrahigh energy extensive air particles registered at the Yakutsk extensive air shower array from 1974 to 2007; the observed rotation period of pulsar time properties; and, and others.

Pulsars are highly magnetised, rotating neutron stars that emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth. This is called the lighthouse effect and gives rise to the pulsed nature that gives pulsars their name. This book reviews research from around the globe in the field of pulsars including anomalous X-ray pulsars; the arrival directions of ultrahigh energy extensive air particles registered at the Yakutsk extensive air shower array from 1974 to 2007; the observed rotation period of pulsar time properties; measuring the moment of inertia of the double pulsar and its usefulness in testing modified models of gravity and others.

Preface; Anomalous Pulsars; The Arrival Directions of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays & Pulsars; The Observed Rotation Period as an Identifier of the Pulsar Time Properties; Some Applications of Binary Pulsars to Fundamental Physics; Nuclear Limits on Properties of Pulsars & Gravitational Waves; Orbital Parameters of Binary Radio Pulsars: Revealing their Structure, Formation, Evolution & Dynamic History; Cosmic Rays from the Pulsar Responsible for the PAMELA Positron Excess; The Magnetic Field of Pulsars; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	1-61668-919-6 / 1616689196
ISBN-13	978-1-61668-919-3 / 9781616689193
Zustand	Neuware