Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977ap%26ss..51..159c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 51, no. 1, Sept. 1977, p. 159-164.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Binary Stars, Gravitational Waves, Radiation Effects, Spin Dynamics, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Motions, Angular Momentum, Mass Distribution, Orbital Mechanics, Stellar Mass, Torque
Scientific paper
By taking into account the torque arising from gravitational-radiation reaction, it is shown that the spins of spherically symmetric components of binary systems remain unchanged, while those of nonspherical components vary. The separation between the asymmetric components decreases faster than that of the corresponding two-point or spherically symmetric mass system. In some cases, an initially synchronized binary system will definitely not remain synchronized. In systems with negligible viscosity, such that the tidal lag is always small, the spins would decrease and may possibly become retrograde.
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