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The Observational Situation in Regard to Black Holes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Robert E. Wilson
Robert E. Wilson*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of South Florida, Fla., U.S.A. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florida, Fla., U.S.A.

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Accumulated evidence on the existence of collapsed stars (black holes) in X-ray and non-X-ray binaries is considered. At present Cyg X-1 is the only strong case. The determinacy of solutions for mass ratios and other parameters of X-ray binaries is discussed, and some effects of tidal distortion and X-ray heating on measured radial velocities and ellipsoidal light curves are described.

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Research Article
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 73: Structure and Evolution of Close Binary Systems , 1976 , pp. 65 - 74
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Copyright © Reidel 1976 

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