Lewin, Walter H. G.
X-ray binaries / edited by Walter H.G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs, and Edward P.J. van den Heuvel. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - xii, 662 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Cambridge astrophysics series ; 26 . - Cambridge astrophysics series ; 26. .
The properties of X-ray binaries / Optical and ultraviolet observations of X-ray binaries / Black-hole binaries / X-ray bursts / Millisecond pulsars / Rapid aperiodic variability in X-ray binaries / Radio properties of X-ray binaries / Cataclysmic variable stars / Normal galaxies and their X-ray binary populations / Accretion in close binaries / Formation and evolution of neutron stars and black holes in binaries / The magnetic fields of neutron stars and their evolution / Cosmic gamma-ray bursts / N. E. White, F. Nagase and A. N. Parmar -- J. van Paradijs and J. E. McClintock -- Y. Tanaka and W. H. G. Lewin -- Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan Van Paradijs and Ronald E. Taam -- D. Bhattacharya -- M. van der Klis -- R. M. Hjellming and X. Han -- France Anne-Dominic Cordova -- G. Fabbiano -- Andrew King -- F. Verbunt and E. P. J. van den Heuvel -- D. Bhattacharya and G. Srinivasan -- K. Hurley -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. A catalogue of X-ray binaries / A compilation of cataclysmic binaries with known or suspected orbital periods / Jan van Paradijs -- Hans Ritter and Ulrich Kolb. 14. 15.
X-ray binaries are some of the most varied and perplexing systems known to astronomers. The compact object, which accretes mass from its companion star, may be a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole, whereas the donor star can be a 'normal' star or a white dwarf. The various combinations differ widely in their behaviour. This timely volume provides a unique and up-to-date reference of our knowledge of all of them. This long awaited review provides graduate students and researchers with the standard reference on X-ray binaries for many years to come.
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X-ray binaries / edited by Walter H.G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs, and Edward P.J. van den Heuvel. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - xii, 662 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Cambridge astrophysics series ; 26 . - Cambridge astrophysics series ; 26. .
The properties of X-ray binaries / Optical and ultraviolet observations of X-ray binaries / Black-hole binaries / X-ray bursts / Millisecond pulsars / Rapid aperiodic variability in X-ray binaries / Radio properties of X-ray binaries / Cataclysmic variable stars / Normal galaxies and their X-ray binary populations / Accretion in close binaries / Formation and evolution of neutron stars and black holes in binaries / The magnetic fields of neutron stars and their evolution / Cosmic gamma-ray bursts / N. E. White, F. Nagase and A. N. Parmar -- J. van Paradijs and J. E. McClintock -- Y. Tanaka and W. H. G. Lewin -- Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan Van Paradijs and Ronald E. Taam -- D. Bhattacharya -- M. van der Klis -- R. M. Hjellming and X. Han -- France Anne-Dominic Cordova -- G. Fabbiano -- Andrew King -- F. Verbunt and E. P. J. van den Heuvel -- D. Bhattacharya and G. Srinivasan -- K. Hurley -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. A catalogue of X-ray binaries / A compilation of cataclysmic binaries with known or suspected orbital periods / Jan van Paradijs -- Hans Ritter and Ulrich Kolb. 14. 15.
X-ray binaries are some of the most varied and perplexing systems known to astronomers. The compact object, which accretes mass from its companion star, may be a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole, whereas the donor star can be a 'normal' star or a white dwarf. The various combinations differ widely in their behaviour. This timely volume provides a unique and up-to-date reference of our knowledge of all of them. This long awaited review provides graduate students and researchers with the standard reference on X-ray binaries for many years to come.
0521416841
94006370
X-ray binaries.
QB830 / .L49 1994
523.8/41