Astr 221 November 19, 2003: Neutron Stars & Black Holes  

Pulsar distribution

Neutron Stars

Neutron interior model

Neutron star structure

Magnetic fields of Neutron stars

Question:Could you land on a neutron star?

Answer: Tidal forces!

Pulsar Emission mechanism

Question: Will there be pulsars we can never see?

Pulsar Emissions

The Crab Nebula

The Crab Pulsar

Period changes of Crab Pulsar

Black Holes

Review of Special Relativity

Curved spacetime

2-D Cartesian Coordinates