Matter at high densities in astrophysics compact stars and the equation of state ; [in honor of Friedrich Hund's 100th birthday

This Volume Is Published In Honor Of Friedrich Hund's 100th Birthday. It Is A Modern Review On Matter At High Densities And Pressures In Astrophysics From Hund's Early Contribution To Present-day Ideas. The Relation Between The Equation Of State And The Structure Of Compact Cosmic Objects Is Discussed, And Two Main Contributions Deal With The Equation Of State Of Baryonic Matter At Nuclear Densities And With The Numerical Solution Of The General Relativistic Field Equations For Non-rotating And Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars. In A Final Chapter The Present State Of Asteroseismology Is Presented As A Tool To Explore The Interior Of Cosmic Objects By Analyzing The Observed Free Oscillations Of The Earth, The Sun, And White Dwarf Stars. 1. Introduction -- 2. The Equation Of State And The Structure Of Cosmic Objects -- 3. Nuclear Equations Of State -- 4. Neutron Stars: Spherically Symmetric And Rotating Models -- 5. Asteroseismology -- Reprint Of Friedrich Hund's Review Article -- English Translation Of Friedrich Hund's Review Article. H. Riffert ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [259]-269) And Index. The status of studies on the structure and properties of compact stars is reviewed in this text. The numerical solution of the general relativistic field equations is described, for non-rotating and for rapidly rotating stars, and in particular for neutron stars. Introduction....Pages 1-2 The equation of state and the structure of cosmic objects....Pages 3-20 Nuclear equations of state....Pages 21-92 Neutron stars: Spherically symmetric and rotating models....Pages 93-119 Asteroseismology....Pages 121-173