Clocks in the Sky - The Story of Pulsars (Paperback, 2008 ed.)

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. In this book, Geoff McNamara explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research into pulsar astronomy. The story of pulsars is brought right up to date with the announcement in 2006 of a new breed of pulsar, Rotating Radio Transients (RRATs), which emit short bursts of radio signals separated by long pauses. These may outnumber conventional radio pulsars by a ratio of four to one. Geoff McNamara ends by pointing out that, despite the enormous success of pulsar research in the second half of the twentieth century, the real discoveries are yet to be made including, perhaps, the detection of the hypothetical pulsar black hole binary system by the proposed Square Kilometre Array - the largest single radio telescope in the world.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Popular Astronomy
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Geoff Mcnamara
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-76560-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-387-76560-3
Barcode:	9780387765600

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