Binary Stars
Abstract
Most stars in the solar neighborhood are either double or multiple systems. They provide a unique opportunity to measure stellar masses and radii and to study many interesting and important phenomena. The best candidates for black holes are compact massive components of two x-ray binaries: Cygnus X-1 and LMC X-3. The binary radio pulsar PSR 1913 + 16 provides the best available evidence for gravitational radiation. Accretion disks and jets observed in close binaries offer a very good testing ground for models of active galactic nuclei and quasars.
- Publication:
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Science
- Pub Date:
- July 1984
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.225.4659.275
- Bibcode:
- 1984Sci...225..275P
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Accretion Disks;
- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Black Holes (Astronomy);
- Main Sequence Stars;
- Neutron Stars;
- Radial Velocity;
- Stellar Mass;
- White Dwarf Stars;
- X Ray Binaries;
- Astrophysics