mgr Daniel Zabłocki

Compact Stars - past and present.

We give a short review of compact star physics, mainly focused on neutron stars. The large variety of different fields of physics covered by neutron stars is presented. The present status of research s discussed and the connection to our own work as well as to the RNP CompStar is established. "...neutron stars are superdense objects; superfast rotators; superfluid and superconducting inside; superaccelerators of high-energy particles; sources of superstrong magnetic fields; superprecise timers; superglitching objects; superrich in the range of physics involved..." Hanesel/Pothekin/Yakovlev