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In this thesis we address the question of {\em the evolution of the magnetic field in neutron stars}. There has been sufficient observational indication suggesting a causal connection between the binary history of neutron stars and the…

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Tight binaries of helium white dwarfs (He WDs) orbiting millisecond pulsars (MSPs) will eventually "merge" due to gravitational damping of the orbit. The outcome has been predicted to be the production of long-lived ultra-compact X-ray…

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At least one, but more likely two or more, eccentric neutron-star, carbon-oxygen white-dwarf binaries with an unrecycled pulsar have been observed. According to the standard scenario for evolving neutron stars which are recycled in common…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 G. E. Brown , C. -H. Lee , S. F. Portegies Zwart , H. A. Bethe

The application of standard accretion theory to observations of X-ray binaries provides valuable insights into neutron star properties, such as their spin period and magnetic field. However, most studies concentrate on relatively old…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-31 Wynn C. G. Ho , M. J. P. Wijngaarden , Nils Andersson , Thomas M. Tauris , F. Haberl

We discuss the formation and evolution of binaries which contain neutron stars or black holes. It is shown that in a stellar system which for $10^{10}$ yr had star formation rate similar to the current one in the Galactic disc, the rate of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Lev Yungelson , Simon F. Portegies Zwart

Mass transfer from an evolved donor star to its binary companion is a standard feature of stellar evolution in binaries. In wide binaries, the companion star captures some of the mass ejected in a wind by the primary star. The captured…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Hagai B. Perets , Scott J. Kenyon

We revisit the system consisting of a neutron star that harbors a small, possibly primordial, black hole at its center, focusing on a nonspinning black hole embedded in a nonrotating neutron star. Extending earlier treatments, we provide an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-19 Chloe B. Richards , Thomas W. Baumgarte , Stuart L. Shapiro

Massive stars often evolve in binary systems, in which binary interactions significantly affect their evolution. Massive stars in the Galaxy serve as valuable testbeds for this due to their proximity. We computed the evolution of more than…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-04 Harim Jin , Norbert Langer , Andrea Ercolino , Selma E. de Mink

We investigate the formation of binary stellar systems. We consider a model where a `seed' protobinary system forms, via fragmentation, within a collapsing molecular cloud core and evolves to its final mass by accreting material from an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Matthew R. Bate

Binary neutron stars have been observed as millisecond pulsars, gravitational-wave sources, and as the progenitors of short gamma-ray bursts and kilonovae. Massive stellar binaries that evolve into merging double neutron stars are believed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-09 Alejandro Vigna-Gómez , Michelle Wassink , Jakub Klencki , Alina Istrate , Gijs Nelemans , Ilya Mandel

Brown dwarfs and giant planets orbiting close to a host star are subjected to significant irradiation that can modify the properties of their atmospheres. In order to test the atmospheric models that are used to describe these systems, it…

We study the evolution of close binary systems in order to account for the existence of the recently observed binary system containing the most massive millisecond pulsar ever detected, PSR J0740+6620, and its ultra-cool helium white dwarf…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-03 M. Echeveste , M. L. Novarino , O. G. Benvenuto , M. A. De Vito

Improved observations of globular clusters are uncovering a large number of radio pulsars and of X-ray sources. The latter include binaries in which a neutron star or a white dwarf accretes matter from a companion, recycled pulsars, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Verbunt

We calculate the stellar evolution of both white dwarfs (WDs) in AM CVn binaries with orbital periods of $P_{\mathrm{orb}} \approx 5-70$ minutes. We focus on the cases where the donor starts as a $M_{\mathrm{He}} < 0.2 \, M_{\odot}$ Helium…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-22 Tin Long Sunny Wong , Lars Bildsten

The accretion induced neutron star magnetic field evolution is studied through considering the accretion flow to drag the field lines aside and dilute the polar field strength, and as a result the equatorial field strength increases and is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. M. Zhang , Y. Kojima

Massive stars commonly form binaries that can evolve into compact systems via common envelope evolution (CEE), a critical but poorly understood phase -- especially when the companion is a neutron star. Understanding the drag force exerted…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-23 Daiyu Sakurai , Ryuichiro Akaho , Shoichi Yamada

The recent discovery of examples of intermediate-mass helium stars have offered new insights into interacting binaries. These observations will allow significant improvements in our understanding of helium stars. However, in the creation of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-03 Sean Richards , Jan Eldridge , Sohan Ghodla , Max Briel

We analyze temporal evolution of the number of accreting white dwarfs with shell hydrogen burning in semidetached and detached binaries. We consider a stellar system in which star formation lasts for 10 Gyr with a constant rate, as well as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 L. R. Yungelson

Recent discoveries of gravitational wave sources have advanced our knowledge about the formation of compact object binaries. At present, many questions about the stellar origins of binary neutron stars remain open. We explore the evolution…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-29 Clément Pellouin , Irina Dvorkin , Léonard Lehoucq

We show that stable disk accretion should be very rare among low-mass X-ray binaries and cataclysmic variables whose evolution is driven by the nuclear expansion of the secondary star on the first giant branch. Stable accretion is confined…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. R. King , J. Frank , U. Kolb , H. Ritter