Compact objects are an important class of astronomical objects
in current research. Supermassive black holes play an important
role in the understanding of the formation of galaxies in the early
Universe. Old white dwarfs are nowadays used to calibrate the age
of the Universe. Mergers of neutron stars and black holes are the
sources of intense gravitational waves which will be measured in
the next ten years by gravitational wave detectors.
Camenzind's Compact Objects in Astrophysics gives a
comprehensive introduction and up-to-date overview about the
physical processes behind these objects, covering the field from
the beginning to most recent results, including all relevant
observations.
After a presentation of the taxonomy of compact objects, the
basic principles of general relativity are given. The author then
discusses in detail the physics and observations of white dwarfs
and neutron stars (including the most recent equations of state for
neutron star matter), the gravitational field of rapidly rotating
compact objects, rotating black holes (including ray tracing and
black hole magnetospheres), gravitational waves, and the new
understanding of accretion processes by means of the
magnetorotational instability of accretion disks.
This modern treatise of compact object astrophysics uses the 3+1
split approach to Einstein's equations, and to relativistic
hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics. In each chapter problems
and solutions help deepen the understanding of the subject. Both
advanced students and researchers will appreciate this book as an
advanced textbook and reference on this fascinating field of
astrophysics.
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