General Relativistic Binary Merger Simulations and Short Gamma Ray Bursts

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2006-03-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603277v1

Astrophys.J. 641 (2006) L93-L96

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 Pages, 3 figures, accepted by ApJ Lett

Scientific paper

10.1086/504111

The recent localization of some short-hard gamma ray bursts (GRBs) in galaxies with low star formation rates has lent support to the suggestion that these events result from compact object binary mergers. We discuss how new simulations in general relativity are helping to identify the central engine of short-hard GRBs. Motivated by our latest relativistic black hole-neutron star merger calculations, we discuss a scenario in which these events may trigger short-hard GRBs, and compare this model to competing relativistic models involving binary neutron star mergers and the delayed collapse of hypermassive neutron stars. Distinguishing features of these models may help guide future GRB and gravitational wave observations to identify the nature of the sources.

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