TY - BOOK AU - Glendenning, Norman K. TI - Compact stars:nuclear physics, particle phyiscs and general relativity T2 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Library SN - 0387947833 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Springer Verlag KW - General relativity KW - Neutron stars KW - White dwarf KW - Generalia N1 - Appendix A 362p.; Bibliographical References 365-381p.; Index 383-390p N2 - Neutron stars are the smallest dense stars known, with densities some 1014 times that of Earth. This text discusses the physics of these extreme objects and includes the needed background in classical general relativity in nuclear and particle physics ER -