This book summarizes the recent progress in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and
most importantly it identifies and develops effective strategies to explore both
theoretically and observationally the many remaining open questions in the field. Because of
its significance in the solution of many fundamental questions in nuclear physics astrophysics
and gravitational physics the study of neutron stars has seen enormous progress over the last
years and has been very successful in improving our understanding in these fascinating compact
objects.The book addresses a wide spectrum of readers from students to senior researchers.
Thirteen chapters written by internationally renowned experts offer a thorough overview of the
various facets of this interdisciplinary science from neutron star formation in supernovae
pulsars equations of state super dense matter gravitational wave emission to alternative
theories of gravity. The book was initiated by the European Cooperation in Science and
Technology (COST) Action MP1304 Exploring fundamental physics with compact stars (NewCompStar).
