Variations on Gravity - Time scales in compact object mergers
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2009-12-16 v1
Abstract
Compact object mergers, or their collisions in dense stellar environments, involve different time scales. Each of these has its own tempo and dictates a characteristic set of consequences which may, or may not, be observable in what we see as a gamma-ray burst (GRB). I detail here these stages, the state of our knowledge about them, and how they may be important for our understanding of this class of progenitors.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0912.2778,
title = {Variations on Gravity - Time scales in compact object mergers},
author = {William H. Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.2778},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Proceedings for "The shocking Universe: Gamma-Ray Bursts and High Energy Shock Phenomena in the Universe", Venice 2009