Neutrino damping of nonradial pulsations in gravitational collapse.
Abstract
Using simple classical neutron-gas models, it is shown that neutrino radiation may in some cases be more efficient than gravitational radiation for damping out nonradial pulsations during gravitational collapse. This implies that previous estimates of gravitational radiation from neutron-star or black-hole formation following supernovae may have been overly optimistic. Final conclusions for any particular model await detailed hydrodynamic calculations. However, this paper shows that neutrino damping is potentially important in such calculations and must be taken into account.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1086/155312
- Bibcode:
- 1977ApJ...214..819K
- Keywords:
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- Gravitational Collapse;
- Neutrinos;
- Stellar Models;
- Stellar Structure;
- Annihilation Reactions;
- Black Holes (Astronomy);
- Euler Equations Of Motion;
- Gravitational Waves;
- Lagrange Coordinates;
- Neutron Stars;
- Pulses;
- Supernovae;
- Astrophysics