The astrophysics of ultra-compact binaries
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2009-03-02 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
This white paper briefly describes the astrophysics of ultra-compact binaries, with emphasis of the challenges and opportunities in the next decade.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.2923,
title = {The astrophysics of ultra-compact binaries},
author = {G. Nelemans and M. Wood and P. Groot and S. Anderson and K. Belczynski and M. Benacquista and P. Charles and A. Cumming and C. Deloye and P. Jonker and V. Kalogera and C. Knigge and T. Marsh and P. Motl and R. Napiwotzki and K. O'Brien and E. S. Phinney and G. Ramsay and T. Shahbaz and J. -E. Solheim and D. Steeghs and M. van der Sluys and F. Verbunt and B. Warner and K. Werner and K. Wu and L. R. Yungelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2923},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
White paper for the the National Academies Astro2010 decadal survey