TY - BOOK ID - 139146521 TI - On the pulsar AU - Kadomt︠s︡ev, B. B AU - World Scientific (Firm) PY - 2010 SN - 1282761722 9786612761720 9814289744 9789814289740 9814289728 9789814289726 9789814289733 9814289736 9781282761728 6612761725 PB - Singapore Hackensack, N.J. World Scientific Pub. Co. DB - UniCat KW - Pulsars. KW - Neutron stars. KW - Astrophysics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:139146521 AB - This book serves as a good introduction to the physics of pulsars by explaining the subject matter in simple terms which are understandable to both undergraduate physics students and also the general public. <i>On the Pulsar</i> links together ideas about physics, informatics and biology, and contains many original examples, problems and solutions. It starts with simple examples about the regular structures that are possible in strong magnetic fields and the author then suggests that special conditions on the pulsar can result in some forms of self-organization. It will also make a valuable t ER -