2018/05/02 by Isaac Vidana, Vidana, Isaac · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1805.00837
Lecture given at the school "Rewriting Nuclear Physics Textbooks: Basic nuclear interactions and their applications to nuclear processes in the Cosmos and on Earth" held in Pisa during the last week of July 2017. To be published in the European Physical Journal Plus. 41 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2018/05/02 · arxiv updated 2018/05/03
In this work we shortly review several aspects of the physics of neutron stars. After the introduction we present a brief historical overview of the idea of neutron stars as well as of the theoretical and observational developments that followed it from the mid 1930s to the present. Then, we review few aspects of their observation discussing, in particular, the different types of telescopes that are used, the many astrophysical manifestations of these objects, and several observables such as masses, radii or gravitational waves. Finally, we briefly summarize some of theoretical issues like their composition, structure equations, equation of state, and neutrino emission and cooling.