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Black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars Saul A. Teukolsky, Stuart L. Shapiro
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Have you tried Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars, by Shapiro and Teukolsky? In many binary star systems, the primary star is a compact object such as a black hole, a neutron star, or white dwarf. The satellite provided unprecedented views into the extreme environments around white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. If a star is much greater than 3 times our Sun's mass it will form a black hole at its death. Therefore, it is an ideal technique to study the galactic population of faint or dark objects, such as brown dwarfs, red dwarfs, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes and exoplanets. If a star has between 1.4 to 4 times our Sun's mass it will form a neutron star at its death. RXTE sent data from its last science observation to the ground early on Jan. Sources of gravitational waves could possibly include binary star systems composed of white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. Neutron star simulation in Astrophysics is being discussed at Physics Forums. Short duration gamma-ray bursts are thought to be caused by the merger of some combination of white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes. In addition, many binary systems can have compact components and can exist in a variety of ways. An artist's impression of the merger of two neutron stars. Of star-forming dust [infrared in orange] along with X-ray sources [in blue] where collapsed stars – white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes – are located. The trio would thereby be sensitive to the gravitational waves produced by small, dense objects orbiting one another, objects like white dwarfs, neutron stars and, most excitingly, black holes. Possible MACHOs include faint white dwarfs, neutron stars, isolated black holes, and substellar objects such as brown dwarfs or free floating giant planets.