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A binary population synthesis study on gravitational wave sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Liu Jinzhong  and
Zhang Yu
Liu Jinzhong
Affiliation:
Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150 Science 1–street Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China email: liujinzh@xao.ac.cn
Zhang Yu
Affiliation:
Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150 Science 1–street Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China email: liujinzh@xao.ac.cn
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Abstract

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Gravitational waves (GW) are a natural consequence of Einstein's theory of gravity (general relativity), and minute distortions of space-time. Gravitational Wave Astronomy is an emerging branch of observational astronomy which aims to use GWs to collect observational data about objects such as neutron stars and black holes, about events such as supernovae and about the early universe shortly after the big bang.This field will evolve to become an established component of 21st century multi-messenger astronomy, and will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with gamma-ray, x-ray, optical, infrared and radio astronomers in exploring the cosmos. In this paper, we state a recent theoretical study on GW sources, and present the results of our studies on the field using a binary population synthesis (BPS) approach, which was designed to investigate the formation of many interesting binary-related objects, including close double white dwarfs, AM CVn stars, ultra-compact X-ray binaries(UCXBs), double neutron stars, double stellar black holes. Here we report how BPS can be used to determine the GW radiation from double compact objects.

Keywords

gravitational wavesbinariesstellar content
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 365 - 366
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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