Superdense QCD Matter and Compact Stars

Dedication. Contributing Authors. Foreword. Acknowledgments. Part I Compact Stars: Dynamic stability of compact stars; G.S. Bishovaryi-Kogan. Introduction. Early development of the theory of compact stars: 1931-1965. Criteria of hydrodynamic stability. Energetic method. Search of quark stars. Summary. Acknowledgments. References. Constraints on Superdense Matter from X-ray Binaries; M. Coleman Miller. Introduction and Overview. Overview of Neutron Star X-ray Binaries. Radial Velocity Measurements. Spectral Line Profiles. Light Curve Profiles. Orbital Frequencies. Summary. Acknowledgments. References. Postglitch Relaxations of Angular Velocity of Pulsars; David M. Sedrakian, M.V. Hayrapetyan. Introduction. Relaxation solutions. Discussion. References. Isolated neutron stars: An astrophysical perspective; Sergei Popov and Roberto Turolla. Introduction. What's new. Discussion. Conclusion: What do we - astrophysicists - want from QCD theorists? Acknowledgments. References. Part II Superdense QCD Matter: Clusters and Condensates in the Nuclear Matter Equation of State; Gerd Röpke et al. Introduction. Ideal Mixture of Different Components. Relativistic mean field theory. Medium modifications of two-particle correlations. Medium modification of higher clusters. Comparison with the concept of excluded volume. Isospin singlet (pn) and triplet (nn, pp) pairing in nuclear matter. Alpha cluster condensation in threshold states of self-conjugate 4n nuclei. Conclusions. References. Nuclear equation of state and the structure of neutron stars; A.E.L. Dieperink et al. Introduction. Equation of state and symmetry energy . How well do we know the symmetry energy? Empirical information on the SE. Constraints on EoS from neutron stars. Acknowledgments. References. Neutron Star Structure with Hyperons and Quarks; M. Baldo et al. Brueckner theory. Three-body forces. EOS of nuclear matter from different TBF. Neutron star structure. Hyperons innuclear matter. Quark matter.

This volume covers the main topics in the theory of superdense QCD matter and its application to the astrophysics of compact stars in a comprehensive and yet accessible way. The material is presented as a combination of extensive introductory lectures and more topical contributions. The book is centered around the question whether hypothetical new states of dense matter in the compact star interior could give clues to the explanation of puzzling phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts, pulsar glitches, compact star cooling and gravitational waves.