Reviews of Topical Problems: Relativistic Astrophysics. I

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 763 2. Equilibrium and Stability of a Star as a Whole 764 3. Equation of State 767 4. Masses of Stars in the Final Stages of Evolution 769 5. Schwarzschild Gravitation Field 770 6. Gravitational Field Inside a Star 771 7. Paths of Light Rays Inside and Outside a Static Star 772 8. Structure of Superdense Stars 773 9. Mass Defect 775 10. Stability of Superdense Stars 776 11. Solutions with Negative Gravitational Mass Defect 777 12. Evolution of a Star 778 13. Neutron Stars 781 14. Evolution of a Star with a Mass Larger than the "OV" Limit 782 15. Relativistic Collapse 783 16. Metastability of any Equilibrium State 786 Cited literature 787