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Title: Gravitational waves from gravitational collapse

Abstract

Gravitational wave emission from stellar collapse has been studied for nearly four decades. Current state-of-the-art numerical investigations of collapse include those that use progenitors with more realistic angular momentum profiles, properly treat microphysics issues, account for general relativity, and examine non-axisymmetric effects in three dimensions. Such simulations predict that gravitational waves from various phenomena associated with gravitational collapse could be detectable with ground-based and space-based interferometric observatories. This review covers the entire range of stellar collapse sources of gravitational waves: from the accretion induced collapse of a white dwarf through the collapse down to neutron stars or black holes of massive stars to the collapse of supermassive stars.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
962258
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-08-05877; LA-UR-08-5877
TRN: US200919%%25
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Living Reviews in Relativity
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Living Reviews in Relativity
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BLACK HOLES; DIMENSIONS; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; NEUTRON STARS; STARS; SUPERMASSIVE STARS

Citation Formats

Fryer, Christopher L, and New, Kimberly C. Gravitational waves from gravitational collapse. United States: N. p., 2008. Web.
Fryer, Christopher L, & New, Kimberly C. Gravitational waves from gravitational collapse. United States.
Fryer, Christopher L, and New, Kimberly C. 2008. "Gravitational waves from gravitational collapse". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/962258.
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author = {Fryer, Christopher L and New, Kimberly C},
abstractNote = {Gravitational wave emission from stellar collapse has been studied for nearly four decades. Current state-of-the-art numerical investigations of collapse include those that use progenitors with more realistic angular momentum profiles, properly treat microphysics issues, account for general relativity, and examine non-axisymmetric effects in three dimensions. Such simulations predict that gravitational waves from various phenomena associated with gravitational collapse could be detectable with ground-based and space-based interferometric observatories. This review covers the entire range of stellar collapse sources of gravitational waves: from the accretion induced collapse of a white dwarf through the collapse down to neutron stars or black holes of massive stars to the collapse of supermassive stars.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/962258}, journal = {Living Reviews in Relativity},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008}
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