On the tidal evolution of massive X-ray binaries

Details On the tidal evolution of massive X-ray binaries On the tidal evolution of massive X-ray binaries

Oct 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974a%26a....35..251s&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 35, no. 2, Oct. 1974, p. 251-257.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

39

Binary Stars, Stellar Evolution, Tides, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Sources, X Ray Stars, Angular Momentum, Main Sequence Stars, Stellar Mass, Stellar Rotation, Supernovae

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The tidal evolution of known massive X-ray binaries is considered in order to explain why in most cases their orbits are nearly circular. Only the tidal interaction during the main-sequence life time of the primary (which is assumed to be 20 solar masses) is considered starting after the supernova explosion which produced the compact object. Assuming that at the final stage of the tidal evolution the orbit is circular and the orbital motion is synchronized with the rotation of the primary, a lower limit of the mass of the compact object can be determined.

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