Instability of neutron stars under adiabatic cooling: studies by numerical simulations and simple analogues. ; 中子星在絶熱冷卻下的不穩定性: 數值模擬和簡單類比 ; Zhong zi xing zai jue re leng que xia de bu wen ding xing: shu zhi mo ni he jian dan lei bi

Ho, Tak Ngai = 中子星在絶熱冷卻下的不穩定性 : 數值模擬和簡單類比 / 何德藝. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-102). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Ho, Tak Ngai = Zhong zi xing zai jue re leng que xia de bu wen ding xing : shu zhi mo ni he jian dan lei bi / He Deyi. ; Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 2 --- The astrophysical problem --- p.2 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Neutron stars --- p.2 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Equations --- p.4 ; Chapter 2.3 --- EOS --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Equilibrium configurations --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Stability --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.6 --- The key equilibrium properties --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.7 --- Adiabatic cooling --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.8 --- Modeling adiabatic cooling by varying T --- p.13 ; Chapter 3 --- Numerical Simulations in GR --- p.17 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.17 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The equations and the EOS --- p.17 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Evolution of a stellar system in GR --- p.20 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Results --- p.22 ; Chapter 4 --- Newtonian model --- p.27 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.27 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Newtonian fluid equations --- p.28 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Polytropes --- p.28 ; Chapter 4.4 --- Model EOS --- p.31 ; Chapter 4.5 --- Equilibrium solutions --- p.33 ; Chapter 4.6 --- Stability --- p.35 ; Chapter 4.7 --- Dynamics --- p.38 ; Chapter 4.8 --- Adiabatic changes --- p.42 ; Chapter 4.9 --- Results --- p.46 ; Chapter 5 --- Model of instability --- p.52 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction . --- p.52 ; Chapter 5.2 --- Analytical study of the model --- p.54 ; Chapter 5.3 --- Numerical verification --- p.55 ; Chapter 5.4 --- Summary --- p.59 ; Chapter 6 --- Model of criticality --- p.62 ; Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.62 ; Chapter 6.2 --- General discussion of equilibrium properties --- p.63 ; Chapter 6.3 --- Construction of model --- p.67 ; Chapter 6.4 --- Study of the model --- p.75 ; Chapter 6.5 --- Conclusion --- p.82 ; Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.85 ; Appendix --- p.87 ; Chapter A --- Neutron stars cooling due ...