Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974jrasc..68..237s&link_type=abstract
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, vol. 68, Oct. 1974, p. 237-256.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Black Holes (Astronomy), Dwarf Stars, Gravitational Collapse, Neutron Stars, Relativity, Stellar Evolution, Atomic Structure, Degenerate Matter, Einstein Equations, Gravitation Theory, Gravitational Fields, Pauli Exclusion Principle, Pulsars, Quantum Mechanics
Scientific paper
Stellar collapse is discussed in detail with respect to three cases: degenerate, or dwarf, stars, neutron stars, and black holes. Quantum effects in a collapsing star and the degenerate electron gas pressure which combats gravitational collapse in a dwarf are explained. The features of neutron stars, including the dynamic forces acting in them, their relationship to pulsars and supernovae, and the origin of glitches in pulsar emissions, are explained in Newtonian terms. Finally, the theory of black holes is discussed, with the consequences of gravitational collapse considered on the basis of general relativity. Ways of identifying possible black holes in space are considered, and the likelihood that Cygnus X-1 is a black hole is discussed.
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