Stellar Structure Models of Deformed Neutron Stars

Modelling magnetically deformed neutron stars

Rotating deformed neutron stars are important potential sources for groundbased gravitational-wave interferometers such as LIGO, GE0600 and VIRGO. One mechanism that may lead to significant non-asymmetries is the internal magnetic field. It is well known that a magnetic star will not be spherical and, if the magnetic axis is not aligned with the spin axis, the deformation will lead to the emiss...

Dense Stellar Matter and Structure of Neutron Stars

After giving an overview of the history and idea of neutron stars, I shall discuss, in part one of my lectures, the physics of dense neutron star matter. In this connection concepts like chemical equilibrium and electric charge neutrality will be outlined, and the baryonic and mesonic degrees of freedom of neutron star matter as well as the transition of confined hadronic matter into quark matt...

Neutron Stars: Formation and Structure

A short introduction is given to astrophysics of neutron stars and to physics of dense matter in neutron stars. Observed properties of astrophysical objects containing neutron stars are discussed. Current scenarios regarding formation and evolution of neutron stars in those objects are presented. Physical principles governing the internal structure of neutron stars are considered with special e...

Non - Spherical Stellar Models of Compact Stars

Accretion flows around stellar mass black holes and neutron stars

In this review, I summarize the main X-ray/hard X-ray properties of the accretion flows around black holes and neutron stars based on recent broad-band spectral and timing observations performed by the BeppoSAX and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellites. Emphasizing the spectral and timing similarities observed between black holes and neutron stars, I discuss on the most likely accretion geomet...