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