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Results of numerical simulations of matter flows in a semidetached binary system similar to the low-mass X-ray binary X1822--371 are presented. Three-dimensional modeling of the mass transfer gas dynamics makes it possible to investigate…
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Recently several gravitational wave detections have shown evidence for compact object mergers. However, the astrophysical origin of merging binaries is not well understood. Stellar binaries are typically at much larger separations than what…
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We study the stability of three analytical solutions of the Einstein's field equations for spheres of fluid. These solutions are suitable to describe compact objects including white dwarfs, neutron stars and supermassive stars and they have…