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Neutron stars and strong-field effects of general relativity

arXiv:astro-ph/0012548

Abstract

The basic observed properties of neutron stars are reviewed. I suggest that neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries are the best of all known sites for testing strong-field effects of general relativity.

Lectures given at the Mexican School of Astrophysics, Guanajuato, August 1999